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Newcastle United all but secured their place in the UEFA Champions League last-16 with a brilliant 6-1 demolition of Qarabag FK at the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan on Wednesday. On the other hand, Bayer Leverkusen secured a commanding 2-0 first-leg victory over Olympiacos at the Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis in Attica, Greece, as per the UEFA Champions League website.
UEFA said on Wednesday it would "investigate allegations of discriminatory behaviour" after Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior accused Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni of racially abusing him during a Champions League match in Lisbon