Nyon, Feb 18 (IANS) European football governing body, UEFA, has ordered a probe into claims that Real Madrid’s star player Vinicius Junior was racially abused by Gianluca Prestianni during the UEFA Champions League 2025-26 playoffs against Benfica played on February 17.The incident happened when Vinicius was handed a yellow card by the referee for a wild celebration after scoring a goal against Benfica. During the celebration, he was confronted by Prestianni, who pulled his shirt up over his mou…
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New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Real Madrid were defeated in Lisbon by Benfica to finish ninth and will have to face a play-off to reach the last 16 of the Champions League against Benfica or Bodo/Glimt.Goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin’s sensational 98th-minute header earned Benfica a place in the knockout phase play-offs.The Eagles looked set to miss out despite recovering from 1-0 down to open up a 3-1 lead thanks to two goals from Andreas Schjelderup either side of Vangelis Pavlidis’ penalty.Kylian Mbappe…
Madrid, Jan 22 (IANS) FC Barcelona won 4-2 away to Slavia Prague on Wednesday to keep its hopes of finishing in the Champions League top eight alive ahead of next week’s final round of matches.Barcelona is one of eight teams on 13 points, from sixth-placed Paris Saint-Germain down to 13th-placed Atalanta, setting up a decisive final round next Wednesday.Slavia opened the scoring in the 10th minute when Vasil Kusej bundled home from close range.Fermin Lopez scored in the 34th and 42nd minutes to …