Champions League · KO play-offs leg 1Won
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Vinícius Jr. 50'
17 Feb · Estádio da LuzDetails
2025/26 · Champions League · KO play-offs leg 2
Real Madrid 2–1 Benfica
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Match summary
Real Madrid beat Benfica 2–1 at Santiago Bernabéu on 25 February 2026 in Champions League ko play-offs leg 2 in front of 76,745 spectators. Tchouaméni 16' and Vinícius Jr. 80' scored for Real Madrid; Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 14' replied for Benfica.
It was Real Madrid's 3rd win in 6 meetings between the clubs (3 wins, 1 draw, 2 defeats for Real Madrid). Real Madrid have won the last 2 meetings. Real Madrid went into the game with a recent run of W W W W L. Real Madrid finished that season 9th, Benfica 24th in Champions League.
Line-ups
1Courtois18Carreras22Rüdiger17Asencio12Alexander-Arnold6Camavinga14Tchouaméni15Arda Güler8Valverde7Vinícius Jr.16Gonzalo1Trubin26Dahl30Otamendi44Araújo17Dedic8Aursnes18Barreiro21Schjelderup27Silva20Ríos14Pavlidis
- Real Madrid · Substitutes
- 4David Alaba↑ 77'
- 30Franco Mastantuono↑ 77'
- 45Thiago Pitarch↑ 84'
- 38César Palacios↑ 84'
- 20Fran García↑ 90'
- 2Dani Carvajal
- 13Andriy Lunin
- 21Brahim Díaz
- 37Manuel Ángel
- 23Ferland Mendy
- 26Fran González
- 28Jorge Cestero
- Benfica · Substitutes
- 5Enzo Barrenechea↑ 85'
- 9Franjo Ivanovic↑ 85'
- 15Sidny Lopes Cabral↑ 90'
- 16Manu Silva
- 50Diogo Ferreira
- 6Alexander Bah
- 11Dodi Lukébakio
- 10Georgiy Sudakov
- 62José Neto
- 72Anísio Cabral
- 4António Silva
- 24Samuel Soares
Match events
- 14'GoalRafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
- 16'GoalTchouaméni
- 35'Yellow cardRichard Ríos Montoya
- 51'Yellow cardNicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi
- 57'Yellow cardAsencio
- 80'GoalVinícius Jr.
- 90+6'Yellow cardCésar Palacios Pérez
Real Madrid v Benfica: head-to-head
All 6 meetings- 6Meetings
- 3Real Madrid wins
- 1Draws
- 2Benfica wins
Previous meetings
Champions League · League Phase - Match 8Lost
Benfica4
Real Madrid2
Andreas Rædergård Schjelderup 36', Vangelis Pavlidis 45+5' (pen), Andreas Rædergård Schjelderup 54', Anatoliy Volodymyrovych Trubin 90+8' · Mbappé 30', Mbappé 58'
28 Jan · Estádio da LuzDetails
Friendly · Eusebio CupLost
Benfica5
Real Madrid2
Javi García 4', Axel Witsel 22', Enzo Nicolás Pérez 53', Luís Martins 59', Enzo Nicolás Pérez 86' · José María Callejón Bueno 19', José María Callejón Bueno 21'
27 JulDetails