Overview
- UEFA’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body cited racist or discriminatory behavior by supporters in issuing the sanction.
- The penalty includes a partial closure of 500 seats in the lower south stand for one match, suspended for one year and triggered by any recurrence.
- The incident occurred on February 25 before the Champions League playoff second leg against Benfica, which Madrid won 2–1 to advance.
- Real Madrid publicly condemned the act and said it initiated immediate expulsion proceedings against the supporter.
- The tie had earlier controversies, including a provisional UEFA sanction for Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni over an alleged racist insult to Vinícius Júnior and disciplinary action against Benfica fans for monkey gestures.