UEFA Champions League · Tue, 17 Feb 2026 ·
Benfica vs Real Madrid — 0 - 1
Estádio da Luz · Referee: F. Letexier
Match report
Real Madrid win 1-0 at Benfica
Real Madrid beat Benfica 1-0 in UEFA Champions League, Round of 32 on Tuesday, 17 February 2026 at Estádio da Luz. Vinicius Junior scored the only goal of the game for Real Madrid in the 50th minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Benfica had 42% of the ball and 10 shots (3 on target) against Real Madrid’s 16 (7 on target). Dean Huijsen (Real Madrid) was the top-rated player with 8.3.
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 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Previous meeting: Wed, 28 Jan 2026, Benfica 4-2 Real Madrid
Next meeting: Wed, 25 Feb 2026, Real Madrid 2-1 Benfica
Match events
- 50'goalVinicius JuniorAssist: K. Mbappe
- 51'yellow cardVinícius JúniorYellow Card
- 74'substitutionA. SchjelderupOff: G. Sudakov
- 74'substitutionRafa SilvaOff: R. Rios
- 78'yellow cardGianluca PrestianniYellow Card
- 80'substitutionF. AursnesOff: S. Lopes Cabral
- 81'substitutionG. PrestianniOff: D. Lukebakio
- 86'substitutionA. GulerOff: B. Diaz
- 87'yellow cardKylian MbappéYellow Card
- 90+2'yellow cardGeorgiy SudakovYellow Card
- 90+4'substitutionE. CamavingaOff: T. Pitarch
- 90+9'substitutionA. CarrerasOff: D. Carvajal
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
- 27Rafa SilvaM
- 21A. SchjelderupM
- 14V. PavlidisF
Substitutes
- 50D. FerreiraG
- 4A. SilvaD
- 5E. BarrenecheaM
- 6A. BahD
- 7BrumaF
- 9F. IvanovicF
- 10G. SudakovM
- 11D. LukebakioF
- 15S. Lopes CabralD
- 16ManuM
- 20R. RiosM
- 72AnisioF
Real Madrid
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Alvaro Arbeloa
Starting XI
- 1T. CourtoisG
- 12T. Alexander-ArnoldD
- 22A. RudigerD
- 24D. HuijsenD
- 18A. CarrerasD
- 8F. ValverdeM
- 15A. GulerM
- 14A. TchouameniM
- 6E. CamavingaM
- 10K. MbappeF
- 7Vinicius JuniorF
Substitutes
- 13A. LuninG
- 2D. CarvajalD
- 4D. AlabaD
- 16G. GarciaF
- 19D. CeballosM
- 20F. GarciaD
- 21B. DiazM
- 23F. MendyD
- 28J. Cestero SanchoM
- 30F. MastantuonoF
- 36J. MartinezD
- 45T. PitarchM
Match statistics
- 42%Possession58%
- 0.47Expected goals (xG)0.89
- 10Total shots16
- 3Shots on target7
- 4Shots off target4
- 3Blocked shots5
- 4Shots inside the box11
- 6Shots outside the box5
- 3Corners6
- 1Offsides1
- 6Fouls9
- 2Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 6Goalkeeper saves3
- 444Passes624
- 355Accurate passes549
- 80%Pass accuracy88%
- 0.17Goals prevented0.17
Player statistics
Benfica
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anatoliy TrubinG | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 17Amar DedićD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 26Samuel DahlD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 30Nicolás OtamendiD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 44Tomás AraújoD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 8Fredrik AursnesM | 80 | 6.9 | ||
| 18Leandro BarreiroM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 21Andreas SchjelderupM | 74 | 6.5 | ||
| 25Gianluca PrestianniM | 81 | 6.3 | ||
| 27Rafa SilvaM | 74 | 6.5 | ||
| 14Vangelis PavlidisF | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 50Diogo FerreiraG | – | – | ||
| 4António SilvaD | – | – | ||
| 6Alexander BahD | – | – | ||
| 15Sidny Lopes CabralD | 10 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Enzo BarrenecheaM | – | – | ||
| 10Georgiy SudakovM | 16 | 6.7 | ||
| 16Manuel SilvaM | – | – | ||
| 20Richard RíosM | 16 | 6.9 | ||
| 7BrumaF | – | – | ||
| 9Franjo IvanovićF | – | – | ||
| 11Dodi LukebakioF | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| 72Anísio CabralF | – | – |
Real Madrid
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thibaut CourtoisG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 12Trent Alexander-ArnoldD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 18Álvaro CarrerasD | 89 | 7.3 | ||
| 22Antonio RüdigerD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 24Dean HuijsenDTop rated | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| 6Eduardo CamavingaM | 89 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Federico ValverdeM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 14Aurélien TchouaméniM | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 15Arda GülerM | 86 | 7.2 | ||
| 7Vinícius JúniorF | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 10Kylian MbappéF | 90 | 5.9 | 1 | |
| 13Andriy LuninG | – | – | ||
| 2Daniel CarvajalD | 1 | – | ||
| 4David AlabaD | – | – | ||
| 20Fran GarcíaD | – | – | ||
| 23Ferland MendyD | – | – | ||
| 36Joan MartínezD | – | – | ||
| 19Dani CeballosM | – | – | ||
| 21Brahim DíazM | 18 | 6.3 | ||
| 28Jorge CesteroM | – | – | ||
| 45Thiago PitarchM | 10 | 6.7 | ||
| 16Gonzalo GarcíaF | – | – | ||
| 30Franco MastantuonoF | – | – |

