Na wa oh! Wetin we go talk for this one wey happen for the UEFA Champions League last night? Real Madrid don carry the win go home after dem score Benfica 1-0, but e no go without serious wahala.
Vini Júnior, the Brazilian gengen, na im score the only goal for the match with fine strike wey curve enter the top corner. But just as e dey celebrate, wahala begin. Fans for Benfica balcony no gree make am shine, dem begin throw bottle and object for pitch, like say dem dey play ball for street.
After dem don scatter the place well-well, Vini Júnior rush go meet the referee François Letexier, dey tell am say dem dey abuse am racially. E shock everybody when Letexier invoke the UEFA anti-racism protocol, come stop play for like 10 minutes. E be like say the tension don rise pass beer for hot sun.
And as if that no be enough, Mourinho wey dey coach Benfica, come see red card for di 85th minute for arguing with the referee. Na so e go sit down for dey watch di second leg of di playoff from di sideline next week.
As di match end, both teams go dey ready to face dem league matches again dis weekend. Real Madrid go meet Osasuna, while Benfica go face AVS. But everybody get eye on di second leg for di playoff wey go happen for Bernabéu next week.
Inside all dis drama, undiluted praise must go to Aurelien Tchouameni who hold di midfield like say na im be di boss. E carry di Man of di Match trophy go house. Na so e be, after all di serious matter, Madrid manage keep dem clean sheet and escape Lisbon with victory.
But wetin we go talk about di racism matter? Kylian Mbappé and Trent Alexander-Arnold don also open mouth talk say dis kind abuse no get place for football or anywhere at all. Dem dey support Vini Júnior, dey shout say we must fight racism. Dey no go allow di matter die just like dat.
As everybody dey ready for di second leg, make we hope say dem go fit settle dis wahala without another drama. How far dem go take handle am? Na dem sabi. But one thing clear, we go still dey follow di action, as we dey look for den fall inside dis saga.
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