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Vinicius hits winner as Real Madrid eliminate Benfica from Champions League

World • 4d ago
Vinicius hits winner as Real Madrid eliminate Benfica from Champions League
Aurelien Tchouameni and Vinicius Jr ⁠score to ⁠help Madrid fight back in playoff second-leg to grab a 3-1 aggregate win over Benfica. Vinicius Junior scored the winner on the night as Real Madrid beat Benfica 2-1 in the Champions League, progressing 3-1 on aggregate to the last 16. It was the Brazilian forward’s superb goal which separated the teams in a first leg marred by an incident of alleged racial abuse aimed at him by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni, who denies the allegation. Jose Mourinho’s side were still alive in the playoff round tie and took the lead early on at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wedmesday through Rafa Silva, although Madrid’s Aurelien Tchouameni swiftly levelled. Benfica gave the record 15-time champions a rough ride but fittingly Vinicius, who never hides from the s...
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