Lamine Yamal: Real Madrid opens an investigation after alleged racist abuse towards the Barcelona forward

Real Madrid have opened an investigation into alleged racist abuse directed at Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal during Saturday’s Clasico at the Bernabéu.

Videos on social media appear to show the 17-year-old Spaniard being mocked by a section of home fans as he celebrated his 77th-minute goal by pointing to his name on the back of his shirt.

Robert Lewandowski scored twice and Raphinha completed the scoring as the visitors cruised to a 4-0 victory that moved them six points clear of their rivals at the top of La Liga.

A Real Madrid statement said: “Real Madrid strongly condemns any type of behavior that involves racism, xenophobia or violence in football and sport, and deeply regrets the insults that some fans uttered last night in one of the corners of the stadium.

“Real Madrid has opened an investigation in order to locate and identify the authors of these deplorable and despicable insults so that the appropriate disciplinary and judicial measures can be adopted.”