Benfica player Gianluca Prestianni has denied racially insulting Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during a Champions League match when he covered his mouth with his jersey.

Madrid defender Trent Alexander-Arnold called the incident "a disgrace to football" while Benfica manager Jose Mourinho said Vincius had incited his players and fans by the way he celebrated his goal in the 1-0 win for Madrid.

Vinicius Junior scored and then alleged he had been racially abused during Real Madrid's 1-0 win away to Benfica in the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie on Tuesday, while Paris Saint-Germain came from two goals down to beat Monaco 3-2.

Vinicius Junior won and converted two penalties as Real Madrid thumped Real Sociedad 4-1 on Saturday to move provisionally top of La Liga.

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