Real Madrid open investigation to identify fan who allegedly racially abused Lamine Yamal during El Clasico as Spanish football is hit by latest racism storm
Real Madrid have opened an investigation to identify a perpetrator who allegedly directed racist abuse at Lamine Yamal during El Clásico.
Madrid suffered their first defeat of the season on Saturday evening, going down 4-0 to arch-rivals Barcelona in the first El Clásico of the season at the Bernabéu.
With the match 0–0 at halftime, Robert Lewandowski scored two goals in the second half before Yamal scored the third of the match. Raphinha rounded out the scoring shortly afterwards.
Yamal broke another record with his goal, becoming the youngest-ever Clásico scorer, but was reportedly subjected to racist abuse from the stands during the match.
Madrid have now released a statement condemning racist abuse and revealing they have opened an investigation.
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Real Madrid have opened an investigation to identify a perpetrator who allegedly directed racist abuse against Lamine Yamal (pictured) during El Clásico
Some of the alleged abuse is said to have occurred when Yamal was celebrating after scoring
Two videos are circulating on social media showing the teenager being abused twice
“Real Madrid strongly condemns any behavior linked to racism, xenophobia or violence in football and sport, and deeply regrets the insults uttered last night by some fans in one of the corners of the stadium,” the club said in a statement.
“Real Madrid has opened an investigation to locate and identify the perpetrators of these deplorable and despicable insults so that appropriate disciplinary and judicial action can be taken.”
Mundo Deportivomeanwhile, report that a fan in the front row abused the 17-year-old as he celebrated his goal in the 77th minute.
It is reported that swear words such as ‘f***ing black’, ‘f***ing moor’ and ‘go to the traffic lights to sell handkerchiefs’ could be heard from the stands, all in Spanish.
A video is circulating on social media in which the alleged abuse can apparently be heard.
In another video, of Barcelona taking a corner, more alleged abuse appears to be noted.
The incident is just the latest in a long line of racist issues in Spain, with many of Real Madrid’s strikers Vinicius Jnr.
Earlier this year, a court imposed a six-month prison sentence for each incident after a fan was found to have racially abused Vinicius Jnr and another LaLiga star in two separate incidents. supporter.
The Brazilian has also said he feels ‘attacked’ by discriminatory abuse from rival fans.
It marks the latest storm of racism to hit Spanish football, with Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jnr also at the center of abuse earlier this year
Yamal, meanwhile, scored his first Clásico goal that evening on his fourth appearance in the match, adding another record to his ever-growing list.
He is the youngest player to start a LaLiga match when he featured for Barça against Cadiz in the 2023/2024 season, at the age of 16 years and 38 days old. And just a few days later he became the youngest player to provide an assist in LaLiga.
He is also the youngest Barca player to debut in the Champions League, the youngest starter in the history of the Champions League, the youngest player to register a Champions League assist and the youngest player to win a major international trophy.
There are a number of other records Yamal has broken listed on the Barcelona club website, including youngest player ever to play in the Champions League knockouts and youngest player to play in a European Championship final .
