UEFA Champions League · Wed, 28 Jan 2026 ·
Benfica vs Real Madrid — 4 - 2
Estádio da Luz · Referee: D. Massa
Match report
Benfica beat Real Madrid 4-2 as A. Schjelderup scores twice
Real Madrid were beaten 4-2 by Benfica at Estádio da Luz on Wednesday, 28 January 2026 in UEFA Champions League, League Stage - 8. A. Schjelderup (36', 54'), V. Pavlidis (45' pen) and A. Trubin (90') scored for Benfica, while K. Mbappe (30', 58') found the net for Real Madrid. Raúl Asencio (Real Madrid, 90+2') and Rodrygo (Real Madrid, 90+6') were sent off. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Benfica had 33% of the ball and 22 shots (12 on target) against Real Madrid’s 16 (6 on target). Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) was the top-rated player with 10.0.
Form, table and head-to-head
Not in a league table we track.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Liverpool | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 14 | Real Madrid | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Match events
- 3'yellow cardAurélien TchouaméniYellow Card
- 10'yellow cardLeandro BarreiroYellow Card
- 17'VAR decisionGianluca PrestianniPenalty cancelled
- 30'goalK. MbappeAssist: R. Asencio
- 36'goalA. SchjelderupAssist: V. Pavlidis
- 45'penaltyV. PavlidisPenalty
- 45+4'yellow cardRaúl AsencioYellow Card
- 54'goalA. SchjelderupAssist: V. Pavlidis
- 55'substitutionA. TchouameniOff: E. Camavinga
- 55'substitutionF. MastantuonoOff: Rodrygo
- 58'goalK. MbappeAssist: A. Guler
- 62'yellow cardDean HuijsenYellow Card
- 66'yellow cardÁlvaro CarrerasYellow Card
- 79'substitutionD. HuijsenOff: D. Alaba
- 79'substitutionA. CarrerasOff: B. Diaz
- 79'substitutionA. GulerOff: J. Cestero Sancho
- 83'substitutionG. SudakovOff: E. Barrenechea
- 85'yellow cardSamuel DahlYellow Card
- 87'substitutionG. PrestianniOff: J. Rego
- 90'goalA. TrubinAssist: F. Aursnes
- 90+2'yellow cardRaúl AsencioYellow Card
- 90+2'red cardRaúl AsencioRed Card
- 90+3'substitutionA. SchjelderupOff: A. Silva
- 90+3'substitutionV. PavlidisOff: F. Ivanovic
- 90+6'yellow cardRodrygoYellow Card
- 90+6'yellow cardRodrygoYellow Card
- 90+6'red cardRodrygoRed Card
Lineups
Benfica
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Jose Mourinho
Starting XI
- 1A. TrubinG
- 17A. DedicD
- 44T. AraujoD
- 30N. OtamendiD
- 26S. DahlD
- 18L. BarreiroM
- 8F. AursnesM
- 25G. PrestianniM
- 10G. SudakovM
- 21A. SchjelderupM
- 14V. PavlidisF
Substitutes
- 50D. FerreiraG
- 4A. SilvaD
- 5E. BarrenecheaM
- 7BrumaF
- 9F. IvanovicF
- 16ManuM
- 58D. BanjaquiD
- 62J. NetoD
- 64G. OliveiraD
- 72AnisioF
- 84J. RegoM
- 86D. PriosteM
Real Madrid
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Alvaro Arbeloa
Starting XI
- 1T. CourtoisG
- 8F. ValverdeD
- 17R. AsencioD
- 24D. HuijsenD
- 18A. CarrerasD
- 15A. GulerM
- 14A. TchouameniM
- 5J. BellinghamM
- 30F. MastantuonoF
- 10K. MbappeF
- 7Vinicius 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 statistics
- 33%Possession67%
- 3.14Expected goals (xG)1.50
- 22Total shots16
- 12Shots on target6
- 3Shots off target5
- 7Blocked shots5
- 20Shots inside the box12
- 2Shots outside the box4
- 6Corners5
- 1Offsides0
- 11Fouls15
- 2Yellow cards7
- 0Red cards2
- 4Goalkeeper saves7
- 294Passes610
- 227Accurate passes553
- 77%Pass accuracy91%
- -1.59Goals prevented-1.59
Player statistics
Benfica
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anatoliy TrubinG | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 17Amar DedićD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 26Samuel DahlD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 30Nicolás OtamendiD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 44Tomás AraújoD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 8Fredrik AursnesM | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| 10Georgiy SudakovM | 83 | 7.0 | ||
| 18Leandro BarreiroM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 21Andreas SchjelderupMTop rated | 89 | 10.0 | 2 | |
| 25Gianluca PrestianniM | 87 | 7.2 | ||
| 14Vangelis PavlidisF | 89 | 8.3 | 1 | 2 |
| 50Diogo FerreiraG | – | – | ||
| 4António SilvaD | 1 | – | ||
| 58Daniel BanjaquiD | – | – | ||
| 62José NetoD | – | – | ||
| 64Gonçalo OliveiraD | – | – | ||
| 5Enzo BarrenecheaM | 15 | 6.9 | ||
| 16Manuel SilvaM | – | – | ||
| 84João RêgoM | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 86Diogo PriosteM | – | – | ||
| 7BrumaF | – | – | ||
| 9Franjo IvanovićF | 1 | – | ||
| 72Anísio CabralF | – | – |
Real Madrid
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thibaut CourtoisG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Federico ValverdeD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 17Raúl AsencioD | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 18Álvaro CarrerasD | 79 | 6.2 | ||
| 24Dean HuijsenD | 78 | 7.0 | ||
| 5Jude BellinghamM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 14Aurélien TchouaméniM | 55 | 6.0 | ||
| 15Arda GülerM | 79 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 7Vinícius JúniorF | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 10Kylian MbappéF | 90 | 8.9 | 2 | |
| 30Franco MastantuonoF | 55 | 5.7 | ||
| 13Andriy LuninG | – | – | ||
| 26Fran GonzálezG | – | – | ||
| 2Daniel CarvajalD | – | – | ||
| 4David AlabaD | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| 20Fran GarcíaD | – | – | ||
| 27Diego AguadoD | – | – | ||
| 6Eduardo CamavingaM | 35 | 7.2 | ||
| 19Dani CeballosM | – | – | ||
| 21Brahim DíazM | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 28Jorge CesteroM | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 11RodrygoF | 41 | 6.3 | ||
| 16Gonzalo GarcíaF | – | – |

