Champions League · KO play-offs leg 2Won
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Benfica1
Tchouaméni 16', Vinícius Jr. 80' · Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 14'
25 Feb · Santiago BernabéuDetails
2025/26 · Champions League · KO play-offs leg 1
Benfica 0–1 Real Madrid
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Match summary
Real Madrid beat Benfica 1–0 at Estádio da Luz on 17 February 2026 in Champions League ko play-offs leg 1 in front of 66,387 spectators. Vinícius Jr. 50' scored for Real Madrid. José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho 85' was sent off.
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 L W W W. Real Madrid finished that season 9th, Benfica 24th in Champions League.
Line-ups
1Trubin26Dahl30Otamendi44Araújo17Dedic8Aursnes18Barreiro21Schjelderup27Silva25Prestianni14Pavlidis1Courtois18Carreras24Huijsen22Rüdiger12Alexander-Arnold6Camavinga14Tchouaméni15Arda Güler8Valverde7Vinícius Jr.10Mbappé
- Benfica · Substitutes
- 20Richard Ríos↑ 74'
- 10Georgiy Sudakov↑ 74'
- 15Sidny Lopes Cabral↑ 80'
- 11Dodi Lukébakio↑ 81'
- 16Manu Silva
- 5Enzo Barrenechea
- 4António Silva
- 7Bruma
- 9Franjo Ivanovic
- 6Alexander Bah
- 50Diogo Ferreira
- 72Anísio Cabral
- Real Madrid · Substitutes
- 21Brahim Díaz↑ 86'
- 45Thiago Pitarch↑ 90'
- 2Dani Carvajal↑ 90'
- 28Jorge Cestero
- 20Fran García
- 23Ferland Mendy
- 4David Alaba
- 36Joan Martínez
- 16Gonzalo García
- 13Andriy Lunin
- 30Franco Mastantuono
- 19Dani Ceballos
Match events
- 50'GoalVinícius Jr.
- 50'Yellow cardVinícius Jr.
- 73'SubstitutionGeorgiy Sudakov for Rafa Silva
- 73'SubstitutionRichard Rios for Andreas Schjelderup
- 78'Yellow cardGianluca Prestianni
- 79'SubstitutionSidny Lopes Cabral for Fredrik Aursnes
- 80'SubstitutionDodi Lukébakio for Gianluca Prestianni
- 85'Yellow cardJosé Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho
- 85'Second yellowJosé Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho
- 86'SubstitutionBrahim for Arda Güler
- 87'Yellow cardLassana Diarra
- 90+1'Yellow cardGeorgiy Sudakov
- 90+4'SubstitutionThiago Pitarch Pinar for Camavinga
- 90+4'SubstitutionCarvajal for Carreras
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