Overview
- Benfica suspended five supporters after an internal review found racist behavior in the stands during the first leg, opening disciplinary cases that could lead to expulsions.
- UEFA launched a formal investigation into an alleged racist insult toward Vinícius Júnior, and Gianluca Prestianni was left out of the return leg as a provisional measure.
- Prestianni denied making a racist remark after Portuguese outlet Correio da Manhã reported he had admitted saying 'mono' in the locker room, a claim Benfica also rejected.
- Real Madrid identified and initiated disciplinary action against a spectator who performed a Nazi salute at the Santiago Bernabéu during the second match.
- Gabriel Otamendi posted and later deleted a racist image depicting Vinícius as a monkey, while players and clubs issued anti-racism messages, including a pre-match gesture by Corinthians.