UEFA Champions League · 2nd Leg - Real Madrid advance 3-1 on aggregate

Real Madrid vs Benfica: 2–1

Real Madrid beat Benfica 2–1 in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, 25 February 2026 at Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain.

• Competition: UEFA Champions League (2025-26 UEFA Champions League, Knockout Round Playoffs)
• Kick-off time: Wed, 25 Feb 2026, 20:00 UTC
• Status: Full Time
• Venue: Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
• Attendance: 76,745
• Teams: Real Madrid (home), Benfica (away)

Goals

• 14' — Rafa Silva (Benfica)
• 16' — Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid), assist Federico Valverde
• 80' — Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), assist Federico Valverde

Match statistics

Starting line-ups

Real Madrid (4-4-2): Thibaut Courtois (G), Antonio Rüdiger (CD-L), Raúl Asencio (CD-R), Álvaro Carreras (LB), Trent Alexander-Arnold (RB), Aurélien Tchouaméni (CM-L), Arda Güler (CM-R), Eduardo Camavinga (LM), Federico Valverde (RM), Vinícius Júnior (CF-L), Gonzalo García (CF-R).

Benfica (4-2-3-1): Anatoliy Trubin (G), Nicolás Otamendi (CD-L), Tomás Araújo (CD-R), Samuel Dahl (LB), Amar Dedic (RB), Rafa Silva (AM), Fredrik Aursnes (LM), Leandro Barreiro (RM), Vangelis Pavlidis (F), Andreas Schjelderup (AM-L), Richard Ríos (AM-R).

Recent form

Real Madrid: won 2–1 vs Rayo Vallecano (1 Feb); won 2–0 away to Valencia (8 Feb); won 4–1 vs Real Sociedad (14 Feb); won 1–0 away to Benfica (17 Feb); lost 2–1 away to Osasuna (21 Feb).

Benfica: drew 0–0 away to Tondela (1 Feb); won 2–1 vs Alverca (8 Feb); won 2–1 away to Santa Clara (13 Feb); lost 1–0 vs Real Madrid (17 Feb); won 3–0 vs AVS (21 Feb).