Real Madrid investigate alleged Yamal racist abuse

Real Madrid person opened an probe into alleged racist maltreatment aimed astatine Barcelona teen Lamine Yamal during Saturday's El Clasico astatine the Bernabeu.

Videos connected societal media look to amusement the 17-year-old Spaniard being subjected to taunts by a conception of location fans arsenic helium celebrated his 77th-minute extremity by pointing to his sanction connected the backmost of his shirt.

Robert Lewandowski scored doubly and Raphinha completed the scoring arsenic the visitors cruised to a 4-0 triumph to instrumentality them six points supra their rivals astatine the apical of La Liga.

A Real Madrid connection read: "Real Madrid powerfully condemns immoderate benignant of behaviour involving racism, xenophobia oregon unit successful shot and sport, and profoundly regrets the insults that a fewer fans uttered past nighttime successful 1 of the corners of the stadium.

"Real Madrid has opened an probe successful bid to find and place the perpetrators of these deplorable and despicable insults truthful that the due disciplinary and judicial measures tin beryllium taken."

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and La Liga person taken steps to tackle an summation successful racist maltreatment with measures including partial stadium closures.

Last week, four radical were arrested implicit allegedly conducting an online run of hatred and racism against Real Madrid guardant Vinicius Jr.

The run is said to person encouraged supporters to racially maltreatment the 24-year-old Brazilian, asking them to deterioration achromatic look masks to debar being identified, constabulary confirmed.

Three Valencia fans were sentenced to 8 months successful situation successful June for abusing the Madrid guardant astatine a lucifer successful May 2023.