UEFA have appointed an Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector to investigate allegations of indecent conduct by Mbappe and Vinicius Jr - and their team-mates Antonio Rudiger and Dani Ceballos - during the second leg of Real Madrid’s Champions League last-16 tie with Atletico Madrid on March 12.
UEFA are believed to be looking at how the four players celebrated at the end of the match at the Wanda Metropolitano, which Real Madrid won on penalties.
If charged and found guilty, the players could be punished with a ban or fine.
Arsenal and Real Madrid are due to meet in the first leg of their quarter-final on April 8 at Emirates Stadium, with the second leg the following week at the Bernabeu.
Among the alleged incidents being looked at by UEFA is Rudiger appearing to make a throat-slitting gesture towards the Atletico fans.
Video clips doing the rounds on social media also appear to show Mbappe grabbing his crotch during celebrations.
Jude Bellingham was fined €30,000 at Euro 2024 last summer and given a one-match suspended ban for his crotch-grabbing gesture.
The midfielder grabbed his crotch after scoring a late equaliser during England’s 2-1 win over Slovakia in their last-16 match.
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