Real Madrid vs Benfica, 2nd Leg Real Madrid advance 3-1 on aggregate

Champions League

Real Madrid

RMA

2-1

Final

Benfica

SLB

2nd Leg - Real Madrid advance 3-1 on aggregate

Santiago Bernabéu

Match pulse

RMAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTSLB

56%Possession44%

14Shots12

4On target4

4Corners7

4Saves2

16Fouls10

35'Richard RíosSLB51'Nicolás OtamendiSLB57'Raúl AsencioRMA90'+6'César PalaciosRMA

Team	1H	2H	T
RMA	1	1	2
SLB	1	0	1

Who won: Real Madrid 2-1

Real Madrid beat Benfica 2-1 in 2nd Leg Real Madrid advance 3-1 on aggregate on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at Santiago Bernabéu. Goals for Real Madrid: Aurélien Tchouaméni (16') and Vinícius Júnior (80'). Goals for Benfica: Rafa Silva (14').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

RMASLB

16Fouls10

2Yellow Cards2

0Red Cards0

2Offsides0

4Corner Kicks7

4Saves2

55.8Possession44.2

14SHOTS12

4ON GOAL4

0.3On Target %0.3

0Penalty Goals0

0Penalty Kicks Taken0

516Accurate Passes381

573Passes441

0.9Pass Completion %0.9

2Accurate Crosses5

10Crosses20

0.2Cross %0.3

46Long Balls36

23Accurate Long Balls17

0.5Long Balls %0.5

4Blocked Shots5

6Effective Tackles7

15Tackles16

0.4Tackle %0.4

7Interceptions6

18Effective Clearances20

18Clearances20

Player of the game

Vinícius Júnior

RMA · 1 G

7.6

Deserved to win

12%

RMA · 0.14 xG

78%

Draw

10%

SLB · 0.12 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

Match ends, Real Madrid 2, Benfica 1.
Second Half ends, Real Madrid 2, Benfica 1.
90'+7'
Free kick won
Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+7'
Foul
Foul by César Palacios (Real Madrid).
90'+6'RMA
Free kick won
Sidny Cabral (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6'
Foul
Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid).
90'+6'
Yellow card
César Palacios (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
C. Palacios
90'+6'
Free kick won
Richard Ríos (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5'
Header blocked
Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
A. Tchouaméni
90'+5'
Corner awarded
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
90'+2'
Free kick won
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Tomás Araújo (Benfica).
90'+2'RMA
Free kick won
Sidny Cabral (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
90'+1'
Sub
Subbed on for Á. Carreras
Substitution, Real Madrid. Fran García replaces Álvaro Carreras.
F. García
90'+1'
Sub
Subbed on for L. Barreiro
Substitution, Benfica. Sidny Cabral replaces Leandro Barreiro.
S. Lopes Cabral
90'+1'
Free kick won
Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
90'
Free kick won
Franjo Ivanovic (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
Foul
Foul by Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid).
90'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Álvaro Carreras (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
85'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Schjelderup
Substitution, Benfica. Franjo Ivanovic replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
F. Ivanovic
85'
Sub
Subbed on for F. Aursnes
Substitution, Benfica. Enzo Barrenechea replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
E. Barrenechea
84'
Free kick won
Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84'
Foul
Foul by Thiago Pitarch (Real Madrid).