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By Seyi Babalola
Real Madrid defeated Benfica 1-0 in the first leg of their Champions League knockout playoff on Tuesday night.
It was a peaceful game, with no incident or goals, until Vinicius Junior scored early in the second half.
Vinicius curled in from the left in a magnificent attempt before being yellow-carded for his celebration.
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The Brazilian then claimed he was racially abused, leading to the game being suspended for over 10 minutes.
Jose Mourinho was also shown two yellow cards, as Madrid avenged their 4-2 defeat to Benfica.
In the other game of the night, current holders Paris Saint-Germain fought back from a two-goal deficit, to beat Ligue 1 rivals Monaco 3-2.
Borussia Dortmund also defeated Atalanta 2-0.
