Real Madrid's 1-0 win at Real Sociedad on Wednesday was briefly stopped just before half-time by the referee after home fans directed chants at Los Blancos defender Raul Asencio.

Chants of "Asencio, die!" were aimed at the 21-year-old and he was substituted at half-time of the Copa del Rey semi-final first-leg with manager Carlo Ancelotti later saying the player had been "affected" by the incident.

Madrid captain Vinicius Jr informed referee Jose Maria Sanchez of the chants and he made managers and the police aware of the situation and activated Spain's 'anti-hate protocol'.

A message of: "No to racist, xenophobic or intolerant chants. Support the team and respect the opponent," was aired over the stadium Tannoy and the game restarted.

The announcement was greeted by whistles from a section of fans, who also started targeting Vinicius Jr with abuse.

"He did the right thing. Vini Jr spoke to the referee and he stopped the game. He applied the protocol and did a good job," said Ancelotti.

"I brought Asencio off at half-time because he was a bit wound up and had a yellow card.

"It's not very nice...