Real Madrid vs Benfica

Real Madrid

Santiago Bernabéu

25 Feb 2026, 21:00

2:1

Finished

Benfica

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Rafa Silva

Goal

14'

16'

Goal

A. Tchouaméni(F. Valverde)

34'

Arda Güler

Richard Ríos

35'

2ND HALF

N. Otamendi

51'

57'

Raúl Asencio

77'

F. Mastantuono

E. Camavinga

77'

David Alaba

77'

Injured

Raúl Asencio

77'

Raúl Asencio

80'

Goal

Vinícius(F. Valverde)

84'

T. Pitarch

84'

Gonzalo García

84'

César Palacios

84'

Arda Güler

F. Ivanovič

85'

A. Schjelderup

85'

Fredrik Aursnes

E. Barrenechea

85'

91'

Fran García

Á. Carreras

Sidny

91'

L. Barreiro

91'

96'

César Palacios

Match statistics

55%Possession45%

573Passes Attempted441

516Completed Passes381

4Corners7

9Throw-ins12

14Shots On Target12

Line-ups

Real Madrid

Formation

4-4-2

Thibaut Courtois

#1Thibaut Courtois

A. Rüdiger

#22A. Rüdiger

Raúl Asencio

#17Raúl Asencio

Á. Carreras

#18Á. Carreras

Alexander-Arnold

#12Alexander-Arnold

A. Tchouaméni

#14A. Tchouaméni

Arda Güler

#15Arda Güler

E. Camavinga

#6E. Camavinga

F. Valverde

#8F. Valverde

Vinícius

#7Vinícius

Gonzalo García

#16Gonzalo García

Starting XI

Thibaut Courtois #1
A. Rüdiger #22
Raúl Asencio #17	77' 77' 57'
Á. Carreras #18	91'
Alexander-Arnold #12
A. Tchouaméni #14	⚽16'
Arda Güler #15	84' 34'
E. Camavinga #6	77'
F. Valverde #8	🎯80' 🎯16'
Vinícius #7	⚽80'
Gonzalo García #16	84'

Substitutes

Andriy Lunin #13
Fran González #26
Dani Carvajal #2
David Alaba #4	77'
Fran García #20	91'
Ferland Mendy #23
Jorge Cestero #28
T. Pitarch #45	84'
César Palacios #38	96' 84'
Manuel Ángel #37
Brahim Díaz #21
F. Mastantuono #30	77'

Will not play

Daniel

Daniel Ceballos Fernández

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Early April 2026

Kylian Sanmi

Kylian Sanmi Mbappé Lottin

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Éder

Éder Gabriel Militão

Defender

Tendon injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Eduardo

Eduardo Celmi Camavinga

Midfielder

Tooth injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Jude Victor William

Jude Victor William Bellingham

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Raúl

Raúl Asencio Del Rosario

Defender

Neck injury

Return: About 1-2 weeks

Víctor

Víctor Valdepeñas Talavera

Defender

Return: Mid March 2026

Joan

Joan Martínez Lozano

Defender

Return: Late March 2026

Manager

Real Madrid

Álvaro Arbeloa

Real Madrid

Formation

4-4-2

Thibaut Courtois

#1Thibaut Courtois

A. Rüdiger

#22A. Rüdiger

Raúl Asencio

#17Raúl Asencio

Á. Carreras

#18Á. Carreras

Alexander-Arnold

#12Alexander-Arnold

A. Tchouaméni

#14A. Tchouaméni

Arda Güler

#15Arda Güler

E. Camavinga

#6E. Camavinga

F. Valverde

#8F. Valverde

Vinícius

#7Vinícius

Gonzalo García

#16Gonzalo García

Starting XI

Thibaut Courtois #1
A. Rüdiger #22
Raúl Asencio #17	77' 77' 57'
Á. Carreras #18	91'
Alexander-Arnold #12
A. Tchouaméni #14	⚽16'
Arda Güler #15	84' 34'
E. Camavinga #6	77'
F. Valverde #8	🎯80' 🎯16'
Vinícius #7	⚽80'
Gonzalo García #16	84'

Substitutes

Andriy Lunin #13
Fran González #26
Dani Carvajal #2
David Alaba #4	77'
Fran García #20	91'
Ferland Mendy #23
Jorge Cestero #28
T. Pitarch #45	84'
César Palacios #38	96' 84'
Manuel Ángel #37
Brahim Díaz #21
F. Mastantuono #30	77'

Will not play

Daniel

Daniel Ceballos Fernández

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Early April 2026

Kylian Sanmi

Kylian Sanmi Mbappé Lottin

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Éder

Éder Gabriel Militão

Defender

Tendon injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Eduardo

Eduardo Celmi Camavinga

Midfielder

Tooth injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Jude Victor William

Jude Victor William Bellingham

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Raúl

Raúl Asencio Del Rosario

Defender

Neck injury

Return: About 1-2 weeks

Víctor

Víctor Valdepeñas Talavera

Defender

Return: Mid March 2026

Joan

Joan Martínez Lozano

Defender

Return: Late March 2026

Manager

Real Madrid

Álvaro Arbeloa

Benfica

Formation

4-2-3-1

A. Trubin

#1A. Trubin

N. Otamendi

#30N. Otamendi

Tomás Araújo

#44Tomás Araújo

Samuel Dahl

#26Samuel Dahl

Amar Dedić

#17Amar Dedić

Fredrik Aursnes

#8Fredrik Aursnes

L. Barreiro

#18L. Barreiro

Rafa Silva

#27Rafa Silva

A. Schjelderup

#21A. Schjelderup

Richard Ríos

#20Richard Ríos

V. Pavlidis

#14V. Pavlidis

Starting XI

A. Trubin #1
N. Otamendi #30	51'
Tomás Araújo #44
Samuel Dahl #26
Amar Dedić #17
Fredrik Aursnes #8	85'
L. Barreiro #18	91'
Rafa Silva #27	⚽14'
A. Schjelderup #21	85'
Richard Ríos #20	35'
V. Pavlidis #14

Substitutes

Samuel Soares #24
Diogo Ferreira #50
António Silva #4
A. Bah #6
Sidny #15	91'
José Neto #62
E. Barrenechea #5	85'
G. Sudakov #10
Manu Silva #16
F. Ivanovič #9	85'
D. Lukébakio #11
Anísio Cabral #72

Will not play

João

João Miguel Fins Veloso

Midfielder

Shoulder injury

Return: Doubtful

Joshua Liam

Joshua Liam Wynder

Defender

Unknown

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Benfica

José Mourinho

Head-to-head

5 matches

Real Madrid

Real Madrid

3

Wins

0

Draws

2

Wins

Benfica

Benfica

Champions League2026 • 2 matches

Benfica

Real Madrid

Benfica

Real Madrid

Friendly2012 • 1 match

Benfica

Real Madrid

Santiago Bernabeu Trophy1996 • 1 match

Real Madrid

Benfica

Teresa Herrera Trophy1995 • 1 match

Real Madrid

Benfica

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	8	8	0	0	23:4	+19	24	WWWWW
2	Bayern Munich	8	7	0	1	22:8	+14	21	WLWWW
3	Liverpool	8	6	0	2	20:8	+12	18	WLWWW
4	Tottenham Hotspur	8	5	2	1	17:7	+10	17	WLWWW
5	Barcelona	8	5	1	2	22:14	+8	16	DLWWW
6	Chelsea	8	5	1	2	17:10	+7	16	DWLWW
7	Sporting CP	8	5	1	2	17:11	+6	16	DWLWW
8	Manchester City	8	5	1	2	15:9	+6	16	WLWLW
9	Real Madrid	8	5	0	3	21:12	+9	15	LWLWL
10	Inter	8	5	0	3	15:7	+8	15	WLLLW
11	PSG	8	4	2	2	21:11	+10	14	LWDLD
12	Newcastle	8	4	2	2	17:7	+10	14	WLDWD
13	Juventus	8	3	4	1	14:10	+4	13	DWWWD
14	Atlético de Madrid	8	4	1	3	17:15	+2	13	WWWDL
15	Atalanta	8	4	1	3	10:10	0	13	WWWLL
16	Bayer Leverkusen	8	3	3	2	13:14	-1	12	WWDLW
17	Dortmund	8	3	2	3	19:17	+2	11	LWDLL
18	Olympiacos	8	3	2	3	10:14	-4	11	DLWWW
19	Club Brugge	8	3	1	4	15:17	-2	10	DLLWW
20	Galatasaray SK	8	3	1	4	9:11	-2	10	WLLDL
21	Monaco	8	2	4	2	8:14	-6	10	WDWLD
22	Qarabag	8	3	1	4	13:21	-8	10	DLLWL
23	FK Bodo Glimt	8	2	3	3	14:15	-1	9	LLDWW
24	Benfica	8	3	0	5	10:12	-2	9	LWWLW
25	Marseille	8	3	0	5	11:14	-3	9	LWWLL
26	Pafos	8	2	3	3	8:11	-3	9	WDLLW
27	Royale Union SG	8	3	0	5	8:17	-9	9	LWLLW
28	PSV	8	2	2	4	16:16	0	8	DWLLL
29	Athletic	8	2	2	4	9:14	-5	8	LDDWL
30	Napoli	8	2	2	4	9:15	-6	8	DWLDL
31	FC Copenhagen	8	2	2	4	12:21	-9	8	LWWDL
32	Ajax	8	2	0	6	8:21	-13	6	LLWWL
33	Eintracht Frankfurt	8	1	1	6	10:21	-11	4	DLLLL
34	Slavia Prague	8	0	3	5	5:19	-14	3	LDLLL
35	Villarreal	8	0	1	7	5:18	-13	1	LLLLL
36	Kairat Almaty	8	0	1	7	7:22	-15	1	LLLLL

Eliminated

Match Information

Referee:

Slavko Vincic

Venue:

Santiago Bernabéu

Capacity:

81

Real Madrid vs Benfica match from the Champions League. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Real Madrid and Benfica. Follow team performance and match context within the Champions League season.

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