Despite being called a 'monkey', Vinicius still received a yellow card.

In the early hours of February 18th, Vinicius became the center of attention in the match between Benfica and Real Madrid at the Da Luz stadium in the first leg of the Champions League play-off round.

In the 50th minute, Vinicius Jr received a pass from Kylian Mbappe before unleashing a skillful curling shot that sent the ball on an unstoppable trajectory, giving Real Madrid the lead.

After scoring the opening goal, Vinicius ran towards the corner flag and performed a celebratory dance. This action angered the Benfica fans.

Gianluca Prestianni, the Argentinian player, approached, pulled his shirt over his mouth, and said something that angered Vinicius.

The Brazilian player reacted strongly and ran towards the referee to complain. According to ESPN , Prestoni called Vinicius a "monkey".

Instead of showing a card to the home team's player, referee Francois Letexier surprisingly showed a yellow card to Vinicius, much to the astonishment of the Real Madrid star.

The tense atmosphere spread to the technical areas of both clubs. Coach Mourinho had to run over and calm down Real's number 7. The incident caused a 10-minute interruption to the match at the Stadium of Light.

Shortly after calming Vinicius down, Mourinho himself lost control and received a red card from the referee, thus missing the second leg at the Bernabeu.

Real Madrid secured a narrow away victory to maintain their advantage going into the return match a week later. In the Champions League era, the Bernabeu side have never missed the round of 16.

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