Bentley steers Rovers to win but race row overshadows victory

BLACKBURN are to contact UEFA after alleging that striker Benni McCarthy was racially abused during the win over Wisla Krakow.

The 28-year-old South African was so incensed by what he considered intolerable abuse that he squared up to Serbian defender Nikola Mijailovic after a 2-1 victory in Poland.

The row overshadowed a stirring performance by Blackburn on foreign soil in their opening UEFA Cup Group game.