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Benfica vs Real Madrid, 1st Leg

Champions League
Benfica
SLB
0-1
Final
Real Madrid
RMA
1st Leg
Estádio da Luz

Match pulse

SLBAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTRMA
42%Possession58%
10Shots16
3On target7
3Corners6
6Saves3
6Fouls9
51'Vinícius JúniorRMA78'Gianluca PrestianniSLB87'Kylian MbappéRMA90'+2'Georgiy SudakovSLB
Team1H2HT
SLB000
RMA011

Who won: Real Madrid 1-0

Real Madrid beat Benfica 1-0 in 1st Leg on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at Estádio da Luz. Goals for Real Madrid: Vinícius Júnior (50').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.0Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 27.4Vinícius JúniorCF-L
  3. 37.2Anatoliy TrubinG
  4. 47.1Kylian MbappéCF-R
  5. 56.9Arda GülerCM-R
  6. 66.7Dean HuijsenCD-L
  7. 76.7Antonio RüdigerCD-R
  8. 86.7Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  9. 96.5Álvaro CarrerasLB
  10. 106.3Aurélien TchouaméniCM-L
  11. 116.2Federico ValverdeRM
  12. 126.1Sidny Lopes CabralSUB

Team stats

SLBRMA
6Fouls9
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
1Offsides1
3Corner Kicks6
6Saves3
41.7Possession58.3
10SHOTS16
3ON GOAL7
0.3On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
355Accurate Passes549
444Passes624
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
3Accurate Crosses4
12Crosses14
0.3Cross %0.3
39Long Balls55
11Accurate Long Balls28
0.3Long Balls %0.5
3Blocked Shots5
12Effective Tackles11
21Tackles19
0.6Tackle %0.6
7Interceptions13
25Effective Clearances29
25Clearances29

Player of the game

Thibaut Courtois

RMA · 3 saves, clean sheet

8.0

Deserved to win

8%
SLB · 0.09 xG
79%
Draw
14%
RMA · 0.16 xG

Real Madrid created better chances: they win this game 14% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Benfica 0, Real Madrid 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Benfica 0, Real Madrid 1.
  3. 90'+12'

    Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.

  4. 90'+9'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Á. Carreras

    Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Carvajal replaces Álvaro Carreras.

    D. Carvajal

  5. 90'+9'

    Free kick won

    Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  6. 90'+9'

    Foul

    Foul by Amar Dedic (Benfica).

  7. 90'+4'
    Sub

    Subbed on for E. Camavinga

    Substitution, Real Madrid. Thiago Pitarch replaces Eduardo Camavinga.

    T. Pitarch

  8. 90'+4'RMA

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Tomás Araújo.

  9. 90'+2'

    Yellow card

    Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    G. Sudakov

  10. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  11. 90'+2'SLB

    Foul

    Foul by Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica).

  12. 90'+2'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Eduardo Camavinga.

  13. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 12 minutes of added time.

  14. 90'

    Handball

    Handball by Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid).

  15. 88'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Álvaro Carreras.

  16. 88'SLB

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Sidny Cabral (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  17. 87'

    Yellow card

    Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.

    K. Mbappé

  18. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Güler

    Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Arda Güler.

    B. Díaz

  19. 85'

    Free kick won

    Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  20. 85'

    Foul

    Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).

  21. 83'

    Free kick won

    Samuel Dahl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  22. 83'

    Foul

    Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).

  23. 81'SLB

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Sidny Cabral (Benfica) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

  24. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for G. Prestianni

    Substitution, Benfica. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Gianluca Prestianni.

    D. Lukébakio

  25. 80'
    Sub

    Subbed on for F. Aursnes

    Substitution, Benfica. Sidny Cabral replaces Fredrik Aursnes.

    S. Lopes Cabral

Leaders

SLBRMA
Total Shots
Gianluca Prestianni
3
Vinícius Júnior
6
Accurate Passes
Samuel Dahl
50
Dean Huijsen
87
Saves
Anatoliy Trubin
6
Thibaut Courtois
3

Season seriesSLB leads series 1-0

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