“Cowards” – Vinicius Jr releases statement on alleged racist abuse & Jose Mourinho criticised for response

Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior has released a statement on Instagram after alleging that he was the victim of racist abuse from Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni last night.

Vinicius scored a superb winning goal for Real as they won 1-0 away to Benfica, but the game was marred by an alleged incident that led to the Brazil international leaving the field in protest.

Benfica manager Jose Mourinho was also sent off in a dramatic game in this Champions League play-off tie, with the Portuguese...