Real Madrid vs Benfica match stats & report

2–1 Full time

UEFA Champions League · Round of 32 · Bernabéu, Madrid · Ref S. Vincic

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Real Madrid beat Benfica 2–1 in the UEFA Champions League (Round of 32) on 25 February 2026. Expected goals finished 0.98–1.64. Real Madrid had 56% of the ball.

Real Madrid vs Benfica match statistics

Real MadridBenfica

56% Ball possession 44%
0.98 Expected goals (xG) 1.64
14 Total shots 12
4 Shots on target 4
6 Shots off target 3
4 Blocked shots 5
10 Shots inside the box 8
4 Corners 7
16 Fouls 10
2 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 2
573 Passes 441
90% Pass accuracy 86%
4 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

14' Goal Rafa Benfica
16' Goal A. Tchouameni (assist F. Valverde) Real Madrid
35' Yellow card R. Rios Benfica
51' Yellow card N. Otamendi Benfica
57' Yellow card R. Asencio Real Madrid
80' Goal Vinicius Junior (assist F. Valverde) Real Madrid
90+6' Yellow card César Palacios Real Madrid

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Real Madrid

Confirmed 4-4-2 Alvaro Arbeloa

1 T. Courtois

18 Álvaro Fernández 22 A. Rüdiger 17 R. Asencio 12 T. Alexander-Arnold

6 E. Camavinga 14 A. Tchouameni 15 A. Guler 8 F. Valverde

7 Vinicius Junior 16 Gonzalo García

Bench A. Lunin , Fran González , Carvajal , D. Alaba , Fran García , Brahim Díaz , F. Mendy , J. Cestero Sancho , F. Mastantuono , Manuel Ángel , César Palacios , T. Pitarch

Benfica

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Jose Mourinho

1 A. Trubin

26 S. Dahl 30 N. Otamendi 44 Tomás Araújo 17 A. Dedic

8 F. Aursnes 18 L. Barreiro

21 A. Schjelderup 27 Rafa 20 R. Rios

14 V. Pavlidis

Bench Samuel Soares , Diogo Ferreira , António Silva , E. Barrenechea , A. Bah , F. Ivanović , H. Sudakov , D. Lukebakio , S. Lopes Cabral , Manu , J. Neto , A. Cabral

Form guide

Real Madrid at home

9–1–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.9 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 6.5 per game
Shots on target: 8.1 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Benfica away

6–2–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.7 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 6.1 per game

7% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Real Madrid vs Benfica head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
17 Feb 26	Benfica v Real Madrid	0–1
28 Jan 26	Benfica v Real Madrid	4–2

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Real Madrid vs Benfica head-to-head record