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Real Madrid 2–1 Benfica

Knockout Round Playoffs · 2nd Leg - Real Madrid advance 3-1 on aggregate · Wed 25 Feb 2026
StadiumSantiago BernabéuMadrid, Spain
Attendance76,745
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Match events

Minute by minute
  1. 14'0–1 Goal: Rafa Silva Benfica
  2. 16'1–1 Goal: Aurélien TchouaméniAssist: Federico Valverde Real Madrid
  3. 35' Yellow card: Richard Ríos Benfica
  4. Half-time 1–1
  5. 51' Yellow card: Nicolás Otamendi Benfica
  6. 57' Yellow card: Raúl Asencio Real Madrid
  7. 77' Substitution: Franco MastantuonoOff: Raúl Asencio Real Madrid
  8. 77' Substitution: David AlabaOff: Eduardo Camavinga Real Madrid
  9. 80'2–1 Goal: Vinícius JúniorAssist: Federico Valverde Real Madrid
  10. 84' Substitution: Thiago PitarchOff: Gonzalo García Real Madrid
  11. 84' Substitution: César PalaciosOff: Arda Güler Real Madrid
  12. 85' Substitution: Enzo BarrenecheaOff: Fredrik Aursnes Benfica
  13. 85' Substitution: Franjo IvanovicOff: Andreas Schjelderup Benfica
  14. 90+1' Substitution: Sidny Lopes CabralOff: Leandro Barreiro Benfica
  15. 90+1' Substitution: Fran GarcíaOff: Álvaro Carreras Real Madrid
  16. 90+6' Yellow card: César Palacios Real Madrid

Line-ups

Confirmed
Real Madrid4-4-24-2-3-1Benfica
  • 1 Courtois
  • 1890+1' Carreras
  • 22 Rüdiger
  • 1777' Asencio
  • 12 Alexander-Arnold
  • 677' Camavinga
  • 14 Tchouaméni
  • 1584' Güler
  • 8A2 Valverde
  • 7 Júnior
  • 1684' García
  • 1 Trubin
  • 26 Dahl
  • 30 Otamendi
  • 44 Araújo
  • 17 Dedic
  • 885' Aursnes
  • 1890+1' Barreiro
  • 2185' Schjelderup
  • 27 Silva
  • 20 Ríos
  • 14 Pavlidis
Real Madrid bench
  • 4David Alaba77'
  • 30Franco Mastantuono77'
  • 20Fran García90+1'
  • 45Thiago Pitarch84'
  • 38César Palacios84'
Benfica bench
  • 5Enzo Barrenechea85'
  • 9Franjo Ivanovic85'
  • 15Sidny Lopes Cabral90+1'