Forward Kylian Mbappé came to the defense of Vinícius Júnior after the Brazilian suffered a racist attack during the match between Benfica and Real Madrid this Tuesday (17).

In an interview with TNT Sports Brazil, he reported that Gianluca Prestianni called the Brazilian a monkey five times.

The offense occurred after the Brazilian scored the winning goal in the Spanish club’s 1-0 victory at Estádio da Luz.

“And then, with the number 25 – I don’t want to say his name, because he doesn’t deserve it – he started using unacceptable words. But then he covered his face with his shirt and called Vini a monkey five times,” said Mbappé.

The Frenchman also said that he, Vini, and other Real Madrid players did not want to continue playing.

Mbappé also made a point of directing his criticism specifically at Prestianni.

“It would be a mistake to talk about Benfica, about Portugal, about the people who were in the stadium, who don’t deserve this, because it was a player who spoke in this way. He doesn’t deserve to be in the Champions League,” he criticized.

Still in the interview with TNT Sports Brazil, he expressed solidarity with his teammate and emphasized that the Brazilian has already suffered similar offenses other times.

“It happened again with Vini. This happens to him a lot. I think it has to stop because it’s not possible for it to happen so much to one human. He’s not a bad person, he’s a player who makes mistakes too, as I’ve said, but he will never deserve what happened today,” he said.

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