Real Madrid vs Benfica
Ref: S. VincicEstadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid · 85,454 cap
Knockout — two-legged tieLeg 2 of 2Decisive leg
- First leg:
- Benfica 0 1 Real Madrid
- Aggregate:
- Benfica 1 3 Real Madrid
- Advances:
- Real Madrid
Match recap
Real Madrid beat Benfica 2–1 in their UEFA Champions League fixture. Tchouaméni and Vinícius Júnior scored for Real Madrid; Rafa replied for Benfica. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.98 for Real Madrid versus 1.64 for Benfica. Real Madrid sit 9th in the UEFA Champions League table while Benfica are 24th.
First Half
14'
⚽
Rafa
⚽
Tchouaméni
Assist: Valverde
VAR
Goal cancelled
35'
Rios
Yellow Card
Second Half
51'
Otamendi
Yellow Card
Asencio
Yellow Card
⇄
Camavinga
⇄
Asencio
⚽
Vinícius Júnior
Assist: Valverde
⇄
Güler
⇄
García
85'
⇄
Aursnes
85'
⇄
Schjelderup
90+1'
⇄
Barreiro
⇄
Fernández
Palacios
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +19 | 24 |
| 8 |  Manchester City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 16 |
| 9 |  Real Madrid | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +9 | 15 |
| 10 |  Inter | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +8 | 15 |
| 23 |  Bodo/Glimt | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 24 |  Benfica | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 25 |  Marseille | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
As of 20 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Real MadridBenfica
8Won
Statistical edge
8–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.98VS1.64
Attack3 · 1 won
14
Shots
12
4
Shots on target
4
10
Shots in the box
8
4
Shots outside box
4
6
Shots off goal
3
4
Corners
7
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
56%
Possession
44%
573
Total passes
441
516
Accurate passes
381
90%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline0 · 2 won
16
Fouls
10
2
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
2
4
Blocked shots
5
-1.13
Goals prevented
-1.13
Real Madrid
4-4-2
Benfica
4-2-3-1
Real Madrid
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1T. CourtoisG
- 6E. CamavingaM
- 7Vinícius JúniorF
- 8F. ValverdeM
- 12T. Alexander-ArnoldD
- 14A. TchouaméniM
- 15A. GülerM
- 16Gonzalo GarcíaF
- 17Raúl AsencioD
- 18Álvaro FernándezD
- 22A. RüdigerD
Substitutes
- 2Dani CarvajalD
- 4D. AlabaD
- 13A. LuninG
- 20Fran GarcíaD
- 21Brahim DíazM
- 23F. MendyD
- 26Fran GonzálezG
- 28J. Cestero SanchoM
- 30Franco MastantuonoF
- 37Manuel ÁngelM
- 38César PalaciosM
- 45Thiago PitarchM
Benfica
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1A. TrubinG
- 8F. AursnesM
- 14V. PavlidisF
- 17A. DedićD
- 18L. BarreiroM
- 20R. RiosM
- 21A. SchjelderupM
- 26S. DahlD
- 27RafaM
- 30N. OtamendiD
- 44Tomás AraújoD
Substitutes
- 4António SilvaD
- 5E. BarrenecheaM
- 6A. BahD
- 9F. IvanovićF
- 10H. SudakovM
- 11D. LukebakioF
- 15S. Lopes CabralD
- 16ManuM
- 24Samuel SoaresG
- 50Diogo FerreiraG
- 62J. NetoD
- 72A. CabralF
Real Madrid
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinícius Júnior | F | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2/4 |
| Aurélien Tchouaméni | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Federico Valverde(C) | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1/1 |
| Álvaro Carreras | D | 89 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Eduardo Camavinga | M | 77 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Thibaut Courtois | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antonio Rüdiger | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arda Güler | M | 84 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Gonzalo García | F | 84 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Raúl Asencio | D | 77 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Brahim Díaz | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fran González | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ferland Mendy | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Carvajal | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manuel Ángel Morán | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Cestero | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andriy Lunin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Alaba | D | 13 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fran García | D | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thiago Pitarch | M | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| César Palacios | M | 16 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franco Mastantuono | F | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/4 |
Benfica
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Schjelderup | M | 85 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4/7 |
| Rafa Silva | M | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Nicolás Otamendi(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richard Ríos | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Samuel Dahl | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tomás Araújo | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fredrik Aursnes | M | 85 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Leandro Barreiro | M | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Amar Dedić | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Anatoliy Trubin | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | F | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alexander Bah | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dodi Lukebakio | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Soares | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manuel Silva | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| António Silva | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diogo Ferreira | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| José Neto | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anísio Cabral | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgiy Sudakov | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sidny Lopes Cabral | D | 9 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franjo Ivanović | F | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enzo Barrenechea | M | 15 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |