Real Madrid and Benfica will battle for a place in the Champions League round of 16 at the Estadio Bernabeu, Madrid when they face off in the second leg of the knockout phase playoffs on Wednesday night.
After the teams combined for a six-goal thriller in the league phase, they were considerably more conservative in the first leg of their highly anticipated tie. Only one sensational individual goal from Vinicius Junior set Real Madrid and Benfica apart at the Estádio da Luz last Tuesday.
What marred the match, though, was Gianluca Prestianni’s alleged racial abuse toward the Los Blancos’ No. 7. The incident turned the Champions League match into something ugly, and the football world is still reeling from it one week later.
Yet the show goes on in Europe, and the two clubs are now set to lock horns at the Bernabéu, where José Mourinho’s men will have to overcome their one-goal deficit to punch their tickets to the last 16. Standing in their way are the 15-time European champions, who will play with an emotional edge after the shameful events in Lisbon.
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