A new match hit by racism in Spain. Saturday, during the meeting between Mallorca and Real Madrid (0-1), on behalf of the 31st day of La Liga, a young man present in the stands imitated the gestures of a monkey. The scene took place when Aurélien Tchouaméni had just opened the scoring in the 48th minute, and the Frenchman and his teammates were celebrating.
The images captured by Movistar cameras speak for themselves. This young supporter then threw an empty plastic bottle in direct proximity to the players, without them being hit.
The Mallorca club reacted in a press release published this Sunday early in the afternoon. “During the match between Mallorca and Real Madrid yesterday, images were identified in which a person made racist gestures,” he said. The club has activated the protocol against violence in football and is working with the National Police to identify this person. Mallorca will not tolerate any manifestation of racism and actively participates in all campaigns aimed at eradicating this scourge which goes beyond sport. »
In 2021, after being the victim of racism during a match against Prague when he played with AS Monaco, the Frenchman published a long message on social networks. “It’s difficult to find the words to describe how I feel about what happened,” the midfielder explained. (…) What happened must not go unpunished. »
At Real Madrid, his teammate Vinicius Junior is regularly the victim of racist insults. On March 25, at a press conference, the Brazilian collapsed. “I thought so much about leaving here (Spain), he regretted. But if I do, I’ll give the racists what they want. I want to continue here, in the best club in the world, so that they continue to see my face. » The attacker himself was a victim of racism in Mallorca in February 2023.
