Actual Madrid progressed to the Champions League Spherical of 16 on Wednesday after a 3-1 mixture victory over Benfica. Nonetheless, the second leg on the Bernabeu, which , was overshadowed by a regrettable second that was caught by tv cameras.
Previous to kick off on the Bernabeu, TV cameras picked up a Actual Madrid supporter showing to do a Nazi salute. Rapidly, safety personnel have been made recognized, and the individual in query was ejected from the stadium, as . They’ve additionally acknowledged that they’re looking for to expel him.
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“Actual Madrid C. F. communicates that it has urgently requested the membership’s Disciplinary Committee to provoke an instantaneous expulsion process for the member who has been caught by tv cameras making the Nazi salute within the space the place the Cheering Stand is situated, moments earlier than the beginning of the match between Actual Madrid and Benfica.
“This member was situated by the membership’s safety members moments after he appeared on the printed and was instantly expelled from the Santiago Bernabéu stadium. Actual Madrid condemns this sort of gesture and expression that incites violence and hatred in sport and in society.”
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Additional incidents befell outdoors Bernabeu
There have been additional fan flashpoints that occurred outdoors of the Bernabeu previous to kick-off. Movies printed on social media have proven Actual Madrid supporters allegedly making Nazi salutes and singing fascist songs. In the meantime, Benfica followers clashed with native police.
There was already a lot controversy going into the match, given the alleged case of racist abuse that befell final week involving Gianluca Prestianni and Vinicius Junior. Actual Madrid have been robust in defending their participant over the past eight days, and it’s good to see them act swiftly on this matter to hunt robust punishment for the accused supporter.