- Uefa dismissed Benfica's appeal against the provisional suspension of player Gianluca Prestianni.
- Prestianni was provisionally banned after being accused of racially abusing Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr during last week’s Champions League play-off first leg.
- The ban meant Prestianni is ineligible for Wednesday night's second leg against Real Madrid, a charge he denies.
- The alleged incident led to a 10-minute stoppage in play after Vinicius Jr reported the abuse following his goal celebration.
- Benfica manager Jose Mourinho faced criticism for post-match comments implying Vinicius Jr provoked the abuse, with anti-discrimination group Kick It Out accusing him of “gaslighting”.
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