Furious Vinicius Jr accuses opponent of racially abusing him: Clash with Benfica stopped for 10 MINUTES as Real Madrid star storms off, coach is red-carded and Jose Mourinho pleads for calm in chaotic scenes

Real Madrid‘s Champions League match away to Benfica was halted for 10 minutes after Vinicius Jr was allegedly racially abused.

The Brazilian had just scored the opening goal of the game and was booked by the referee for his celebration which seemingly antagonised the home crowd.

When walking back to the centre circle with his Madrid team-mates, the 25-year-old was incensed by something said allegedly to him on the pitch.

Vinicius appeared to direct his ire towards Argentinian Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni, who held his shirt over his mouth while speaking to the Madrid star after his goal.

The match was then halted by referee Francois Letexier before chaos erupted inside the Estadio de Luz, with a Benfica coach shown a red card as tensions spilled over. It is unclear why he was sent off.

Former Madrid manager and Benfica boss Jose Mourinho could be seen speaking to Vinicius on the pitch, before the winger sat in the away bench while the match remained stopped.

Argentinian Benfica winger Gianluca Prestianni could be seen making a comment to Vinicius 

Jose Mourinho could be seen speaking to the Brazilian Madrid winger after the alleged incident

Kylian Mbappe was among those visibly enraged by what had happened, with the French forward having to be held back by his team-mates.

Vinicius has been the victim of racial insults in the past, with three Valencia fans given prison sentences for abusing him after an incident during a LaLiga match in May 2023 left him in tears.

The supporters were each jailed for eight months and banned from attending football matches for two years in what were the first criminal convictions for racially abusing a footballer in Spain.

Responding to the convictions at the time, the Brazilian said: ‘Many asked me to ignore it, many others said that my fight was in vain and that I should just “play football”. But, as I’ve always said, I’m not a victim of racism. I am a tormentor of racists.

‘This first criminal conviction in the history of Spain is not for me. It’s for all black people. May other racists be afraid, ashamed and hide in the shadows. Otherwise, I’ll be here to collect.

‘Thank you to La Liga and Real Madrid for helping with this historic conviction. More to come…’

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