PARIS: UEFA said on Wednesday it would &quot;investigate allegations of discriminatory behavior&quot; after Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior accused Benfica&#39;s Gianluca Prestianni of racially abusing him during a Champions League match in Lisbon.&nbsp;Tuesday&#39;s first leg of the knockout phase play-off tie was stopped for more than 10 minutes after Vinicius complained to French referee Francois Letexier about the alleged abuse following a confrontation between him and Prestianni.&nbsp;That came just moments after Brazil international Vinicius scored a sublime goal before picking up a yellow card after celebrating in front of the home crowd at the Estadio da Luz.&nbsp;After arguing with Prestianni, Vinicius ran over to the referee and told him that he had been called &quot;mono,&quot; the Spanish word for monkey, by the Argentine midfielder.&nbsp;The 20-year-old Prestianni, who covered his mouth with his shirt as he appeared to say something to Vinicius, denies racially abusing the Real Madrid star.&nbsp;Real&#39;s England full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold said the incident had left a sour taste in the mouth.&nbsp;&quot;It&#39;s disgusting. What&#39;s happened tonight is a disgrace for football. It&#39;s ruined the night for the team,&quot; he said.&nbsp;Real forward Kylian Mbappe called on Prestianni to be banned.&nbsp;&quot;We cannot accept there&#39;s a player playing in Europe&#39;s best competition and behaving like this,&quot; the France captain told reporters.&nbsp;&quot;This guy doesn&#39;t deserve to play in the Champions League again.&quot;&nbsp;Benfica coach Jose Mourinho hit out at Vinicius for inciting Benfica&#39;s players and fans with his celebration.&nbsp;&quot;When you score a goal like that, you celebrate in a respectful way,&quot; said the Portuguese.

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UEFA will investigate alleged racist abuse after Vinicius Junior accused Gianluca Prestianni of calling him 'mono' during a UEFA Champions League match. Kylian Mbappe urged a ban; Jose Mourinho criticized Vinicius’s celebration.

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UEFA opens probe into 'discriminatory behavior' toward Vinicius

UEFA opens probe into 'discriminatory behavior' toward Vinicius