Real Madrid vs Benfica

UEFA Champions League - 1/16-finals 25 Feb 2026, 20:00
Real Madrid
Real Madrid
2–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Benfica
Benfica
👤 S. Vincic

Match report

Real Madrid edged past Benfica 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League - 1/16-finals on 25 February 2026.

Real Madrid had 14 shots to Benfica's 12.

The referee was S. Vincic.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 44% - 56% Shots 14 - 12 On target 4 - 4 Corners 4 - 7 Fouls 16 - 10 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Aurélien Tchouaméni
Real Madrid · 1 goal
8 Vinícius Júnior 1 goal
8 Federico Valverde 2 assists
7 Rafa Silva 1 goal
7 Thibaut Courtois 4 saves
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–6 7–6
Shots On Goal 3–4 1–0
Ball Possession 58–42 —
Corners 2–3 2–4
Attacks 53–38 37–51
Match statistics
4 Corners 7
9 Throw In 12
10 Free Kick 19
5 Goal Kick 8
5 Substitution 3
90 Attacks 89
28 Dangerous Attacks 45
4 On Target 4
10 Off Target 8
44% Ball Possession 56%
14 Shots Total 12
4 Shots On Goal 4
6 Shots Off Goal 3
4 Shots Blocked 5
10 Shots Inside Box 8
4 Shots Outside Box 4
16 Fouls 10
4 Corners 7
2 Offsides 0
56% Ball Possession 44%
2 Yellow Cards 2
4 Saves 2
568 Passes Total 440
512 Passes Accurate 380
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Real Madrid · 4-4-2
1 T. Courtois
12 T. Alexander-Arnold 17 R. Asencio 22 A. Rüdiger 18 Á. Carreras
8 F. Valverde 15 A. Güler 14 A. Tchouaméni 6 E. Camavinga
16 G. García 7 V. Júnior
Benfica · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Trubin
17 A. Dedić 44 T. Araújo 30 N. Otamendi 26 S. Dahl
18 L. Barreiro 8 F. Aursnes
20 R. Ríos 27 R. Silva 21 A. Schjelderup
14 V. Pavlidis
Real Madrid
Coach
Alvaro Arbeloa
Substitutes
  • 4 David Alaba
  • 30 Franco Mastantuono
  • 38 César Palacios
  • 45 Thiago Pitarch
  • 20 Fran García
  • 13 Andriy Lunin
  • 26 Fran González
  • 2 Daniel Carvajal
  • 23 Ferland Mendy
  • 21 Brahim Díaz
  • 28 Jorge Cestero
  • 37 Manuel Ángel Morán
Benfica
Coach
Jose Mourinho
Substitutes
  • 5 Enzo Barrenechea
  • 9 Franjo Ivanović
  • 15 Sidny Lopes Cabral
  • 50 Diogo Ferreira
  • 24 Samuel Soares
  • 4 António Silva
  • 6 Alexander Bah
  • 62 José Neto
  • 10 Georgiy Sudakov
  • 11 Dodi Lukebakio
  • 16 Manuel Silva
  • 72 Anísio Cabral
Substitutions
  • 77' ↑ D. Alaba ↓ E. Camavinga Real Madrid
  • 77' ↑ F. Mastantuono ↓ R. Asencio Real Madrid
  • 84' ↑ C. Palacios ↓ A. Guler Real Madrid
  • 84' ↑ T. Pitarch ↓ G. Garcia Real Madrid
  • 85' ↑ E. Barrenechea ↓ F. Aursnes Benfica
  • 85' ↑ F. Ivanovic ↓ A. Schjelderup Benfica
  • 90+1' ↑ F. Garcia ↓ A. Carreras Real Madrid
  • 90+1' ↑ S. Lopes Cabral ↓ L. Barreiro Benfica
Cards
  • 35' R. Rios Benfica
  • 51' N. Otamendi Benfica
  • 57' R. Asencio Real Madrid
  • 90+6' C. Palacios Real Madrid
Head-to-head
Real Madrid 2 0 draws 0 Benfica
2026-02-25 Real Madrid vs Benfica 2 - 1
2026-02-17 Benfica vs Real Madrid 0 - 1
Recent form
Real Madrid D W D D D
Benfica W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Real Madrid vs Benfica?
Real Madrid won 2-1 against Benfica on 25 February 2026.
Who won Real Madrid vs Benfica?
Real Madrid won the match 2-1.
Who had more possession in Real Madrid vs Benfica?
Benfica had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.