UEFA Champions League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Champions League

Benfica vs Real Madrid – Lineups & Match Details

Benfica beat Real Madrid 4-2. Goals: Kylian Mbappé (30'), A. Schjelderup (36'), V. Pavlidis (45' pen.), A. Schjelderup (54'), Kylian Mbappé (58'), A. Trubin (90'). Benfica had 33% possession against Real Madrid's 67%. Shots on target: 12-6.

UEFA Champions League · League Stage - 8

Wednesday, 28 January 2026

BenficaBenfica

4 - 2

Full Time

HT: 2 - 1

Real MadridReal Madrid

Referee: Davide Massa, Italy

Lineups

BenficaBenfica4-2-3-1
A. Trubin1A. TrubinG
A. Dedic17A. DedicD
T. Araujo44T. AraujoD
N. Otamendi30N. OtamendiD
S. Dahl26S. DahlD
L. Barreiro18L. BarreiroM
F. Aursnes8F. AursnesM
G. Prestianni25G. PrestianniM
G. Sudakov10G. SudakovM
A. Schjelderup21A. SchjelderupM
V. Pavlidis14V. PavlidisF

Substitutes

50D. FerreiraG
4A. SilvaD
5E. BarrenecheaM
7BrumaF
9F. IvanovicF
16ManuM
58D. BanjaquiD
62J. NetoD
64G. OliveiraD
72AnisioF
84J. RegoM
86D. PriosteM
Real MadridReal Madrid4-3-3
T. Courtois1T. CourtoisG
F. Valverde8F. ValverdeD
R. Asencio17R. AsencioD
D. Huijsen24D. HuijsenD
A. Carreras18A. CarrerasD
A. Guler15A. GulerM
A. Tchouameni14A. TchouameniM
J. Bellingham5J. BellinghamM
F. Mastantuono30F. MastantuonoF
K. Mbappe10K. MbappeF
Vinicius Junior7Vinicius JuniorF

Substitutes

13A. LuninG
26FranG
2D. CarvajalD
4D. AlabaD
6E. CamavingaM
11RodrygoF
16G. GarciaF
19D. CeballosM
20F. GarciaD
21B. DiazM
27D. AguadoD
28J. Cestero SanchoM

Match Events

3'Y

A. Tchouaméni

10'Y

L. Barreiro

30'G

Kylian Mbappé

Assist: RaĂșl Asencio

36'G

A. Schjelderup

Assist: V. Pavlidis

45'+4Y

RaĂșl Asencio

45'P

V. Pavlidis

54'G

A. Schjelderup

Assist: V. Pavlidis

55'S

A. Tchouaméni

Substitution 1

55'S

Franco Mastantuono

Substitution 2

58'G

Kylian Mbappé

Assist: A. GĂŒler

62'Y

D. Huijsen

66'Y

Álvaro Fernåndez

79'S

D. Huijsen

Substitution 3

79'S

Álvaro Fernåndez

Substitution 4

79'S

A. GĂŒler

Substitution 5

83'S

H. Sudakov

Substitution 1

85'Y

S. Dahl

87'S

G. Prestianni

Substitution 2

90'+6Y

Rodrygo

90'+6Y

Rodrygo

90'+2Y

RaĂșl Asencio

90'+6R

Rodrygo

90'+2R

RaĂșl Asencio

90'+3S

A. Schjelderup

Substitution 3

90'+3S

V. Pavlidis

Substitution 4

90'G

A. Trubin

Assist: F. Aursnes

Statistics

Benfica
33%67%
Real Madrid
3.14Expected Goals (xG)1.5
22Total Shots16
12Shots on Target6
6Corners5
11Fouls15
1Offsides0
77Pass Accuracy (%)91
2Yellow Cards7
0Red Cards2
Match preview

Benfica host Real Madrid on Wednesday, 28 January 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Champions League schedule. Benfica go into the match 24th in the table; Real Madrid sit 9th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Benfica have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Real Madrid have collected 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 5 wins in a row.

Match recap

Benfica beat Real Madrid 4-2. Benfica scored through A. Schjelderup 36', V. Pavlidis 45' (pen.), A. Schjelderup 54', A. Trubin 90'. Real Madrid replied with Kylian Mbappé 30', Kylian Mbappé 58'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Benfica held 33% of the ball against 67% for Real Madrid. Shots on target finished 12-6. Expected goals read 3.14 for Benfica, 1.50 for Real Madrid.

Verdict

The win nudges Benfica forward and leaves Real Madrid with work to do. Benfica sat 24th and Real Madrid 9th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.