"The 15-time European champions won the first leg of their knockout phase play-off 1-0 away courtesy of Vinicius Jr's strike, although the contest was overshadowed when the Brazil winger accused opposition player Gianluca Prestianni of racially abusing him shortly after the goal."
"Defenders Eder Militao and Dean Huijsen (muscle), midfielders Dani Ceballos (calf) and Jude Bellingham (hamstring), winger Rodrygo (tendonitis) and forward Mbappe (knee) are out."
"Prestianni misses out after being given a one-game provisional ban by competition organisers UEFA. Benfica's appeal was rejected this afternoon."
Real Madrid and Benfica meet in the Champions League knockout play-off second leg at Santiago Bernabeu, with Madrid holding a 1-0 advantage from the first leg. Madrid will be without several important players including Kylian Mbappe (knee), Jude Bellingham (hamstring), Rodrygo (tendonitis), Dani Ceballos (calf), Eder Militao, and Dean Huijsen (muscle). Gonzalo Garcia replaces Mbappe in attack alongside Vinicius Jr. Benfica is missing midfielder Joao Veloso due to shoulder injury and Gianluca Prestianni, who received a one-game provisional ban from UEFA following a racial abuse allegation from the first leg. The teams previously met in the league phase, with Benfica winning 4-2 at home.
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