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Benfica

Bodø/Glimt

Borac Cacak

Brøndby

Buducnost

Celtic

Connah's Quay Nomads

CS Fola Esch

D. Tbilisi

D. Zagreb

E. Roja

Ferencvaros

Flora

Folgore

Galatasaray

Genk

HB Torshavn

Hibernians

HJK

Inter Club D'Escaldes

Kairat Almaty

KS Teuta

Legia

Lincoln Red Imps

Linfield FC

Ludogorets

Mac. Haifa

Malmö

Midtjylland

Monaco

Mura

Neftchi

Neftçi

Olympiacos

Olympiacos Piraeus

Omonia

Pristina

PSV

R. Viena

Rangers

Rangers FC

Riga

S. Praga

S. Tiraspol

Salzburgo

Sh. Soligorsk

Shakhtar

Shamrock R.

Shkendija

Sl. Bratislava

Slavia P.

Spartak

Universitatea Cluj

Valur

Young Boys

Zalgiris Vilnius

Updated at 10:27 ET - Monday, 03/11/2025

The Lisbon club, which has appealed the one-match suspension handed to the Argentine, intends for the player to travel with the rest of the squad.

Real Madrid - Benfica

Benfica defies UEFA: Prestianni to travel to Madrid

Marco Ruiz / David Nelson | 23 feb 2026 - 19:52 CET

UEFA have used a legal rule that allows for guilt to be “at first glance” and based on “sufficient evidence”.

Champions League

‘Prima Facie’: the strange rule used to sanction Prestianni

Aritz Gabilondo / Joe Brennan | 23 feb 2026 - 17:37 CET

Mourinho and Benfica face Real Madrid at the Bernabéu in the second leg of the Champions League playoffs.

Champions League

“I prefer not to speak”: José Mourinho backtracks before Real Madrid return with Benfica

Roddy Cons | 23 feb 2026 - 15:33 CET

The second leg between Benfica and Real Madrid promises tension after last week’s Vinícius-Prestianni incident in Lisbon.

Champions League

Mourinho makes unusual first return to Real Madrid amid Champions League controversy

Marco Ruiz / Roddy Cons | 23 feb 2026 - 12:04 CET

Brazil’s government faces growing calls to respond after the Benfica-Real Madrid racism controversy shook the world of soccer.

Brazil

Brazil pushes “Vinicius Law” after Prestianni racism allegation

Jorge Muñoz / Roddy Cons | 23 feb 2026 - 11:28 CET