TSantiago Bernabéu manager will display a mosaic as his players take to the pitch, with two powerful messages read out: “No to racism” and “Respect” following what happened in the first leg between Real Madrid and Benfica. This is a resonant message that resonates around the world, and the club wants to make it clear that it has zero tolerance for racism at home.
The game, like all Champions League matches played in Madrid, has been declared high-risk and will be attended by 4,000 Benfica fans, the biggest away trip for rival fans this season. The stadium was packed to capacity and tickets sold out over a week in advance.
The match is highly anticipated by the media, with 31 confirmed TV crews, 246 journalists in the press box, 144 rights-holding media commentators, 75 camera operators and 14 flash zones.
