El Clásico: 3 arrests made over Real Madrid-Barcelona racism - ESPN

Spanish police have arrested three people in relation to racist insults aimed at Barcelona duo Lamine Yamal and Raphinha during last month's Clásico at the Bernabéu.

Yamal and Raphinha were both on target in Barça's 4-0 win over Real Madrid when, toward the end of the match, they received abuse from fans in the stadium.

«Three arrests have been made for racist insults aimed at two footballers during October's Clásico,» the police confirmed on social media Saturday.

«Those arrested made xenophobic statements that violated the dignity and moral integrity of both players.»

The investigation was launched after LaLiga reported the incident to the police.

«The arrests follow a complaint filed by LaLiga that provided recordings of the incidents and a report from a lip-reading expert to the police,» the league said in a statement Saturday.

«At LaLiga, we continue to fight to end racism inside and outside of football.»

LaLiga's fight against racism has been increasingly in the spotlight following the repeated abuse of Vinícius Júnior at stadiums across the country.

Speaking this week, the Real Madrid forward said he has "suffered a lot and still suffers" because of the racism he has been subjected to since arriving in the country in 2018.

However, he added that progress has been made in recent months, with the perpetrators increasingly identified.

In June, three Valencia fans were jailed for eight months for racially abusing Vinícius during a LaLiga game in May 2023, in the first verdict of its kind in Spain.

In September, a Spanish court handed a 12-month suspended sentence to a Mallorca supporter who used racists insults against Vinícius and Villarreal's Samuel Chukwueze in February 2023.

Last month, Spain's national police