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UEFA Champions League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Champions League

Real Madrid vs Benfica – Lineups & Match Details

Real Madrid beat Benfica 2-1. Goals: Rafa (14'), A. TchouamĂ©ni (16'), VinĂ­cius JĂșnior (80'). Real Madrid had 56% possession against Benfica's 44%. Shots on target: 4-4.

UEFA Champions League · Round of 32

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Real MadridReal Madrid

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

BenficaBenfica

Referee: Slavko Vinčić, Slovenia

Lineups

Real MadridReal Madrid4-4-2
T. Courtois1T. CourtoisG
T. Alexander-Arnold12T. Alexander-ArnoldD
R. Asencio17R. AsencioD
A. Rudiger22A. RudigerD
A. Carreras18A. CarrerasD
F. Valverde8F. ValverdeM
A. Guler15A. GulerM
A. Tchouameni14A. TchouameniM
E. Camavinga6E. CamavingaM
G. Garcia16G. GarciaF
Vinicius Junior7Vinicius JuniorF

Substitutes

13A. LuninG
26FranG
2D. CarvajalD
4D. AlabaD
20F. GarciaD
21B. DiazM
23F. MendyD
28J. Cestero SanchoM
30F. MastantuonoF
37M. A. MoranM
38C. PalaciosM
45T. PitarchM
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
R. Rios20R. RiosM
Rafa Silva27Rafa SilvaM
A. Schjelderup21A. SchjelderupM
V. Pavlidis14V. PavlidisF

Substitutes

24S. SoaresG
50D. FerreiraG
4A. SilvaD
5E. BarrenecheaM
6A. BahD
9F. IvanovicF
10G. SudakovM
11D. LukebakioF
15S. Lopes CabralD
16ManuM
62J. NetoD
72AnisioF

Match Events

14'G

Rafa

16'G

A. Tchouaméni

Assist: F. Valverde

35'Y

R. Rios

51'Y

N. Otamendi

57'Y

RaĂșl Asencio

77'S

E. Camavinga

Substitution 1

77'S

RaĂșl Asencio

Substitution 2

80'G

VinĂ­cius JĂșnior

Assist: F. Valverde

84'S

A. GĂŒler

Substitution 3

84'S

Gonzalo GarcĂ­a

Substitution 4

85'S

F. Aursnes

Substitution 1

85'S

A. Schjelderup

Substitution 2

90'+6Y

CĂ©sar Palacios

90'+1S

Álvaro Fernåndez

Substitution 5

90'+1S

L. Barreiro

Substitution 3

Statistics

Real Madrid
56%44%
Benfica
0.98Expected Goals (xG)1.64
14Total Shots12
4Shots on Target4
4Corners7
16Fouls10
2Offsides0
90Pass Accuracy (%)86
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Real Madrid host Benfica on Wednesday, 25 February 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Champions League schedule. Real Madrid go into the match 9th in the table; Benfica sit 24th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Real Madrid have taken 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Benfica have collected 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 2 times recently. Past results: 17 Feb 2026: Real Madrid 1-0 Benfica; 28 Jan 2026: Real Madrid 2-4 Benfica. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Real Madrid beat Benfica 2-1. Real Madrid scored through A. TchouamĂ©ni 16', VinĂ­cius JĂșnior 80'. Benfica replied with Rafa 14'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 80 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Real Madrid held 56% of the ball against 44% for Benfica. Shots on target finished 4-4. Expected goals read 0.98 for Real Madrid, 1.64 for Benfica.

Verdict

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