March 26 (Reuters) - European ⁠soccer’s governing body UEFA said it ⁠has fined Benfica 40,000 euros ($46,250) for "racist and/or ‌discriminatory behaviour" by supporters during their Champions League match against Real Madrid last month.

Additional penalties imposed for actions ​by fans included a fine ⁠of 25,000 euros for ⁠objects thrown during the match and one of ⁠8,000 ‌euros for the use of a laser pointer. Assistant coach Pedro Machado ⁠was also suspended for one game for ​unsporting conduct.

Real ‌won the first-leg tie 1-0 in Lisbon, ⁠but ​the February 17 match was overshadowed by Vinicius Jr accusing Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni of directing a ⁠racist slur at him - an ​allegation denied by the player and the Portuguese club.

UEFA opened an investigation into the incident and ⁠provisionally suspended Prestianni for the return leg in Madrid the week after, where Real won 2-1 to seal a 3-1 aggregate victory.

The ​disciplinary action on Wednesday also ⁠included an order - suspended for a one-year probationary ​period - to partially close ‌Benfica’s stadium for a home ​game.

($1 = 0.8648 euros)

(Reporting by Karan Prashant Saxena in Bengaluru; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)