“He said 5 times.” Mbappe reveals details of what happened to “taunt Vinicius”

The French striker explained what happened after the goal ViniciusHe said: “He scored and went dancing. The fans mocked him and this is normal. Then there was a conflict with the Benfica players, and this is possible because it is the Champions League, and it is natural for everyone to want to win for the sake of the fans.”

He added Bape In a statement made by the official website of Real Madrid: “After that, Benfica player No. 25, I don’t want to mention his name, because he doesn’t deserve it, they started talking bad about him,” referring to the Argentinian winger Gianluca Pristiani.

He continued: “Then (Brestiani) lifted his shirt and said that Vinicius was a monkey 5 times. I heard that. There were players from Benfica who heard it too. After that, everything that happened started”.

Mbappe said: “This matter must be explained calmly and it is not allowed to do too much. I have been to Portugal several times and nothing like this has happened. In such cases it is important to speak clearly. There are people who have not done anything wrong. There is no doubt that there were 70,000 people who wanted to support their team. I have all the respect for Benfica and its coach, but this player should not play in the game. UEFA Champions League again. I think this competition inspires everyone, especially children. If we allow such things to happen, all football principles will lose their meaning, and everything we believe in will lose its value. Something must be done about this. “

He continued: “The first thing I want to say is that we are in the Champions League. We have the best cameras in the world. Look at his face when he saw how we were doing. We should not ignore such stories. I went with Vinny because he no longer wanted to play, and as I said in the press conference before the Monaco game, we cannot leave him alone in such situations. We must unite and protect our player.”

Mbappe explained that he and his teammates also spoke to Benfica officials, but “I can’t be angry with them because they didn’t hear what happened, and when it happens it’s difficult to express his opinion. It would be unfair for me to say that the management Benfica They didn’t protect us, but our best friends had to do something. Try (Benfica technical director Jose) Mourinho “Sit down and understand what happened.”

This happened when Vinicius scored Real Madrid’s goal, when referee François Leuxier stopped the game for 11 minutes after invoking the FIFA anti-racism protocol.FIFA).

Television footage showed the Argentinian player covering his mouth with his shirt, before uttering words that Vinicius and his teammates interpreted as a racist insult to the 25-year-old, who has repeatedly faced racist attitudes in the game in Spain.

Real Madrid players threatened to walk off the pitch as tensions flared, before the game resumed after an 11-minute stoppage.

The atmosphere became hostile, with Vinicius booed every time he touched the ball, and broadcasts showed Mbappé fuming as he described Pristiani as a “racist” several times after the game resumed.

Tensions flared again in the 85th minute when Vinicius fouled Richard Reus, prompting Mourinho to rush to the fourth official, wanting the Brazilian to be given a second yellow card, but he received a caution for his actions.

An angry Mourinho continued to protest, and soon received a second yellow card.

The second leg will take place at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Wednesday, to determine which team will advance to the round of 16.