UEFA Champions League · Wed, 25 Feb 2026 ·
Real Madrid vs Benfica — 2 - 1
Match report
Vinicius Junior’s 80' winner gives Real Madrid 2-1 victory over Benfica
Benfica were beaten 2-1 by Real Madrid at Bernabéu on Wednesday, 25 February 2026 in UEFA Champions League, Round of 32. A. Tchouameni (16') and Vinicius Junior (80') scored for Real Madrid, while Rafa Silva (14') found the net for Benfica. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Real Madrid had 56% of the ball and 14 shots (4 on target) against Benfica’s 12 (4 on target). Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) was the top-rated player with 8.2.
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
- 14'goalRafa SilvaNormal Goal
- 16'goalA. TchouameniAssist: F. Valverde
- 34'VAR decisionArda GülerGoal cancelled
- 35'yellow cardRichard RíosYellow Card
- 51'yellow cardNicolás OtamendiYellow Card
- 57'yellow cardRaúl AsencioYellow Card
- 77'substitutionE. CamavingaOff: D. Alaba
- 77'substitutionR. AsencioOff: F. Mastantuono
- 80'goalVinicius JuniorAssist: F. Valverde
- 84'substitutionA. GulerOff: C. Palacios
- 84'substitutionG. GarciaOff: T. Pitarch
- 85'substitutionF. AursnesOff: E. Barrenechea
- 85'substitutionA. SchjelderupOff: F. Ivanovic
- 90+1'substitutionA. CarrerasOff: F. Garcia
- 90+1'substitutionL. BarreiroOff: S. Lopes Cabral
- 90+6'yellow cardCésar PalaciosYellow Card
Lineups
Real Madrid
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Alvaro Arbeloa
Starting XI
- 1T. CourtoisG
- 12T. Alexander-ArnoldD
- 17R. AsencioD
- 22A. RudigerD
- 18A. CarrerasD
- 8F. ValverdeM
- 15A. GulerM
- 14A. TchouameniM
- 6E. CamavingaM
- 16G. GarciaF
- 7Vinicius JuniorF
Substitutes
- 13A. LuninG
- 26FranG
- 2D. CarvajalD
- 4D. AlabaD
- 20F. GarciaD
- 21B. DiazM
- 23F. MendyD
- 28J. Cestero SanchoM
- 30F. MastantuonoF
- 37M. A. MoranM
- 38C. PalaciosM
- 45T. PitarchM
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
- 20R. RiosM
- 27Rafa SilvaM
- 21A. SchjelderupM
- 14V. PavlidisF
Substitutes
- 24S. SoaresG
- 50D. FerreiraG
- 4A. SilvaD
- 5E. BarrenecheaM
- 6A. BahD
- 9F. IvanovicF
- 10G. SudakovM
- 11D. LukebakioF
- 15S. Lopes CabralD
- 16ManuM
- 62J. NetoD
- 72AnisioF
Match statistics
- 56%Possession44%
- 0.98Expected goals (xG)1.64
- 14Total shots12
- 4Shots on target4
- 6Shots off target3
- 4Blocked shots5
- 10Shots inside the box8
- 4Shots outside the box4
- 4Corners7
- 2Offsides0
- 16Fouls10
- 2Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 4Goalkeeper saves2
- 573Passes441
- 516Accurate passes381
- 90%Pass accuracy86%
- -1.13Goals prevented-1.13
Player statistics
Real Madrid
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thibaut CourtoisG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 12Trent Alexander-ArnoldD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 17Raúl AsencioD | 77 | 6.2 | ||
| 18Álvaro CarrerasD | 89 | 7.3 | ||
| 22Antonio RüdigerD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Eduardo CamavingaM | 77 | 7.2 | ||
| 8Federico ValverdeM | 90 | 7.6 | 2 | |
| 14Aurélien TchouaméniM | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 15Arda GülerM | 84 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Vinícius JúniorFTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 16Gonzalo GarcíaF | 84 | 6.3 | ||
| 13Andriy LuninG | – | – | ||
| 26Fran GonzálezG | – | – | ||
| 2Daniel CarvajalD | – | – | ||
| 4David AlabaD | 13 | 6.9 | ||
| 20Fran GarcíaD | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| 23Ferland MendyD | – | – | ||
| 21Brahim DíazM | – | – | ||
| 28Jorge CesteroM | – | – | ||
| 37Manuel Ángel MoránM | – | – | ||
| 38César PalaciosM | 16 | 6.2 | ||
| 45Thiago PitarchM | 16 | 6.3 | ||
| 30Franco MastantuonoF | 13 | 6.2 |
Benfica
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anatoliy TrubinG | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 17Amar DedićD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 26Samuel DahlD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 30Nicolás OtamendiD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 44Tomás AraújoD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 8Fredrik AursnesM | 85 | 6.6 | ||
| 18Leandro BarreiroM | 89 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Richard RíosM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 21Andreas SchjelderupM | 85 | 7.0 | ||
| 27Rafa SilvaM | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 14Vangelis PavlidisF | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 24Samuel SoaresG | – | – | ||
| 50Diogo FerreiraG | – | – | ||
| 4António SilvaD | – | – | ||
| 6Alexander BahD | – | – | ||
| 15Sidny Lopes CabralD | 9 | 7.0 | ||
| 62José NetoD | – | – | ||
| 5Enzo BarrenecheaM | 15 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Georgiy SudakovM | – | – | ||
| 16Manuel SilvaM | – | – | ||
| 9Franjo IvanovićF | 15 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Dodi LukebakioF | – | – | ||
| 72Anísio CabralF | – | – |