Game already overshadowed by alleged racial abuse aimed at Vinicius Junior by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni in first-leg.

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Real Madrid have banned a club member for performing the Nazi salute during the Champions League playoff second-leg against Benfica, a game already overshadowed by allegations of racism.

Madrid said in a statement that it had “urgently” requested the club’s disciplinary committee to start an “immediate expulsion procedure” for the member, who was caught on TV cameras doing the gesture in the stands before kickoff in the game on Wednesday evening.