Lamine Yamal was reportedly targeted while celebrating his goal in Barcelona's 4-0 win. (Image: Getty)
Real Madrid have launched an investigation into allegations of racist abuse targeting Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal following their 4-0 defeat at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Videos on social media appear to show the 17-year-old being taunted by some of the home fans as he celebrated his 77th-minute goal by pointing to his name on the back of his jersey.
Robert Lewandowski scored twice and Raphinha completed the scoring as the visitors cruised to a victory that puts them six points above their rivals at the top of La Liga.
A Real Madrid statement read: “Real Madrid strongly condemns any type of behavior involving racism, xenophobia or violence in football and sport, and deeply regrets the insults that some supporters uttered last night in the one of the corners of the stadium.
“Real Madrid has opened an investigation in order to locate and identify the perpetrators of these deplorable and despicable insults so that appropriate disciplinary and legal measures can be taken.”
Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1967776/real-madrid-investigation-racism-lamine-yamal