Vinicius Jr needed no second invitation, sprinting away from the last Benfica defender, Nicolas Otamendi, and clinically finishing with a low, side-footed shot out of the reach of goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin.

Benfica fans loudly booed Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the second leg of the Champions League playoffs on Wednesday.

Vinícius Júnior and Real Madrid are set for what's likely to be an emotionally charged return match with Benfica in the Champions League playoffs on Wednesday, while Italian soccer is heading for humiliation.

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois condemned racism and homophobia as equally unacceptable after Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni was suspended for allegedly directing a racist slur at the Spanish team's Vinicius Jr during a Champions League match last week.