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REAL'S WIN 'A VICTORY AGAINST RACISM'
The Straits Times
|February 27, 2026
Tchouameni says there are things bigger than football as Vinicius Jr downs Benfica
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Tchouameni celebrating his equaliser against Benfica with Vinicius Jr, who went on to score the winner on Feb 25 to give the Spanish giants a 3-1 aggregate win in the Champions League play-off second-leg clash in Madrid. With them are Gonzalo Garcia and Arda Guler. PHOTO: AFP
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Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni said his team's 2-1 win against Benfica on Feb 25 to reach the Champions League last 16 was "a victory for everyone who is against racism".
The Frenchman was referring to the first leg of the knockout playoff tie, which Real won 1-0 on Feb 17 and was marred by alleged racial abuse aimed at Vinicius Jr by Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni.
This story is from the February 27, 2026 edition of The Straits Times.
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