"Mbappé defended Vinícius after the game, and told Spanish TVE: "There's Benfica's No. 25, I don't want to say his name because he doesn't deserve to be named, that started speaking badly. "Then he pulled his jersey up to here [covering his mouth] to say that Vini is a monkey five times. I heard it. There are Benfica players that also heard it.""
""I have maximum respect for Benfica, for their coach [José Mourinho], one of the best in history, that is part of Real Madrid's history," Mbappé said. "But this player [Prestianni] doesn't deserve to play this competition. We have to give the best example to youngsters, if we let this go, then the values of football serve for nothing, everything we believe in is for nothing. We have to do something.""
Kylian Mbappé has demanded action against Gianluca Prestianni after Vinícius Júnior accused Prestianni of racial abuse following Real Madrid's 1-0 win in Lisbon. The match was paused for 10 minutes after the allegation. Prestianni, 20, denied the claim on social media, saying Vinícius misinterpreted what he thinks he heard. UEFA has appointed a special investigator and the player faces a potential 10-match ban under UEFA's disciplinary code if found guilty. Benfica argued stadium noise and distance made any alleged abuse inaudible to Madrid players, while José Mourinho criticised Vinícius' goal celebration as provocative.
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