Monkey gestures shown. A racist scandal is gaining momentum in Russian football.

The midfielder of the Russian football club 'Zenit', Wendell, accused the team's coaches of racism after being sent off in a match against 'Fakel'. This was reported by the media.

The 'Zenit' player was sent off the field for an obscene gesture towards 'Fakel' fans during the 20th round of the Russian championship. The main referee showed him a red card after VAR intervention in the 74th minute.

Prior to this, the audience had insulted the Brazilian player.

After receiving the red card, Wendell complained to the coaches of the St. Petersburg club about the racist insults.

'They were showing me monkey gestures. They were making monkey gestures and pointing at me. Is this normal?' - said Wendell after the dismissal.

It should be noted that the Brazilian Wendell has been playing for 'Zenit' since 2020. During this Time, he has played over 100 matches.

Also, on Tuesday, March 11, the second-leg matches of the Champions League Round of 16 will take place. In particular, 'Benfica' will meet 'Barcelona', while 'Liverpool' will compete against PSG.

Champions League match schedule (March 11)

• «Barcelona» (Spain) – «Benfica» (Portugal) (starts at 19:45)
• «Bayer» (Germany) – «Bavaria» (Germany) (starts at 22:00)
• «Liverpool» (England) – PSG (France) (starts at 22:00)
• «Inter» (Italy) – «Feyenoord» (Netherlands) (starts at 22:00)

All matches will be broadcasted by the media service Megogo.

We remind you that on Wednesday, March 5, there were four matches of the Champions League Round of 16.

Former Chelsea player Wayne Bridge talked about the incident between Andriy Shevchenko and Tal Ben-Haim, in which he punched the Israeli national team defender.

Bridge got the impression that this fight was the best fight he had ever seen.

'The best fight I've ever seen happened between Shevchenko and Tal Ben-Haim. Tal liked to play hard. After a few provocations, they found themselves face to face. And the combination that Sheva made was incredible. He started with a jab, then threw a cross, then a hook and again a cross. Bang, bang, bang, bang! The game was over. He knocked him out, mate. Tal had to swallow his pride' - shared Bridge.

Wayne also noted that after this incident, Ben-Haim avoided confrontations with Shevchenko.

Andriy Shevchenko played for Chelsea from 2006 to 2008. He played 77 matches for the team, scored 22 goals and provided 11 assists.

He is currently the head of the Ukrainian Football Association.