Real Madrid 2:1 Benfica: UEFA Champions League Match Result

UEFA Champions League

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2:1

Finished

Kick-off was 25 Feb, 20:00 UTC

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Venue: Santiago Bernabéu City: Madrid

In the UEFA Champions League game on 25 February 2026, Real Madrid beat Benfica 2:1. Match numbers: corners 4:7, fouls 16:10.

Key numbers

Possession, % 56.00 – 44

Shots on target 4 – 4

Shots off target 6 – 3

Expected goals 0.98 – 1.64

⚽ 14' Rafa Silva — Goal ⚽ 16' A. Tchouameni — Goal 32' A. Guler — var_goal_cancelled_-_offside 🟨 35' R. Rios — Yellow card 🟨 51' N. Otamendi — Yellow card 🟨 57' R. Asencio — Yellow card ⇄ 77' R. Asencio — Substitution ⇄ 77' E. Camavinga — Substitution ⚽ 80' Vinicius Junior — Goal ⇄ 84' G. Garcia — Substitution ⇄ 84' A. Guler — Substitution ⇄ 85' A. Schjelderup — Substitution ⇄ 85' F. Aursnes — Substitution ⇄ 90+1' A. Carreras — Substitution ⇄ 90+1' L. Barreiro — Substitution 🟨 90+6' C. Palacios — Yellow card

Match events

14' 0:1 Benfica Goal Rafa Silva
16' 1:1 Real Madrid Goal A. Tchouameni assist: F. Valverde
32' 1:1 Real Madrid var_goal_cancelled_-_offside A. Guler
35' 1:1 Benfica Yellow card R. Rios
51' 1:1 Benfica Yellow card N. Otamendi
57' 1:1 Real Madrid Yellow card R. Asencio
77' 1:1 Real Madrid Substitution R. Asencio off: D. Alaba
77' 1:1 Real Madrid Substitution E. Camavinga off: F. Mastantuono
80' 2:1 Real Madrid Goal Vinicius Junior assist: F. Valverde
84' 2:1 Real Madrid Substitution G. Garcia off: T. Pitarch
84' 2:1 Real Madrid Substitution A. Guler off: C. Palacios
85' 2:1 Benfica Substitution A. Schjelderup off: F. Ivanovic
85' 2:1 Benfica Substitution F. Aursnes off: E. Barrenechea
90+1' 2:1 Real Madrid Substitution A. Carreras off: F. Garcia
90+1' 2:1 Benfica Substitution L. Barreiro off: S. Lopes Cabral
90+6' 2:1 Real Madrid Yellow card C. Palacios

Statistics

56.00 Possession, % 44

4 Shots on target 4

6 Shots off target 3

0.98 Expected goals 1.64

2 Big chances 2

4 Corners 7

16 Fouls 10

10 Free kicks 16

2 Offsides 0

2 Yellow cards 2

5 Goal kicks 8

9 Throw-ins 12

All statistics

7/1741% Aerial duels 10/1759%

90 Backward passes 61

4 Blocked shots 5

18 Clearances 20

2/1020% Crosses 5/2025%

11/1765% Dribbles 10/2050%

0.82 Expected assists 1.33

57 Failed passes 60

4 Goalkeeper saves 2

7 Interceptions 6

12 Key passes 9

23/4650% Long passes 17/3647%

92 Passes into the final third 69

274 Passes in the opposition half 217

309 Passes in own half 244

0.29 Shot accuracy 0.33

4 Shots from outside the box 4

10 Shots inside the box 8

6/1540% Tackles 7/1644%

573 Total passes 441

Line-ups

Real Madrid

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois	1
12	Trent John Alexander-Arnold	12
17	Raúl Asencio del Rosario	17
18	Álvaro Fernández Carreras	18
22	Antonio Rüdiger	22
6	Eduardo Celmi Camavinga	6
8	Federico Santiago Valverde Dipetta	8
14	Aurélien Tchouaméni	14
15	Arda Güler	15
7	Vinícius José Paixão de Oliveira Júnior	7
16	Gonzalo García Torres	16

Substitutes
#	Player	number
13	Andriy Lunin	13
26	Fran González	26
2	Dani Carvajal	2
4	David Olatukunbo Alaba	4
20	Francisco José García Torres	20
23	Ferland Mendy	23
21	Brahim Abdelkader Díaz	21
28	Jorge Cestero	28
37	Manuel Ángel Morán	37
38	César Palacios	38
45	Thiago Pitarca	45
30	F. Mastantuono	30

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Benfica

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Anatoliy Trubin	1
17	Amar Dedić	17
26	Samuel Dahl	26
30	Nicolás Otamendi	30
44	Tomás Lemos Araújo	44
8	Fredrik Aursnes	8
18	Leandro Barreiro Martins	18
20	Richard Ríos	20
21	Andreas Schjelderup	21
27	Rafa Silva	27
14	Vangelis Pavlidis	14

Substitutes
#	Player	number
24	Samuel Soares	24
50	Diogo Ferreira	50
4	António João Pereira de Albuquerque Tavares	4
6	Alexander Hartmann Bah	6
15	Sidny Lopes Cabral	15
62	J. Neto	62
5	Enzo Barrenechea	5
10	Heorhii Sudakov	10
16	Manu Silva	16
9	Franjo Ivanović	9
11	Dodi Lukebakio	11
72	Anisio	72