Find out how Vinicius Jr left Benfica’s key man fuming | OneFootball

The stopwatch showed 85 minutes of play when François Letexier expelled José Mourinho. In a match that was already tense between Benfica and Real Madrid, due to the incident between Vinicius Jr. and Gianluca Prestianni, the situation escalated due to the strong protests from the Special One on the Eagles' bench.

It all happened when Real Madrid's number 7, in a reckless and untimely tackle, hit Richard Ríos at the edge of the Merengues' area as he was preparing to shoot at Thibaut Courtois' goal. The Eagles' coach immediately demanded a second yellow for the Brazilian, but Letexier had another idea in mind.

Faced with the Special One's protests, the French referee showed the first card to the Portuguese. However, in the same minute, the Eagles' coach did not hold back his indignation at the refereeing team's decision and again targeted Letexier, who did not hesitate to send Mourinho to the locker room early.

At the end of the match, in the flash interview given, the Portuguese coach did not spare his criticism of the refereeing team, emphasizing that the French referee had a direct impact on the match and favored several Merengues players who were at risk of missing the second leg.

It is worth remembering that the Clube da Luz was defeated on the night of this Tuesday, February 17, by one goal to nil, against Real Madrid, thanks to a solitary goal by Vinicius Jr. Before the match at Santiago Bernabéu, the Eagles are preparing to host AVS, in the 23rd round of the Liga Portugal Betclic.

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