Benfica vs Real Madrid — UEFA Champions League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 3′Real Madrid, yellow card:
- 10′Benfica, yellow card:
- 17′Benfica, VAR review:Penalty cancelled
- 30′Real Madrid, goal:0–1assist
- 36′Benfica, goal:1–1assist
- 45′Benfica, penalty goal:2–1Penalty
- 45+4′Real Madrid, yellow card:
- Half-time2 – 1
- 54′Benfica, goal:3–1assist
- 55′Real Madrid, substitution:off
- 55′Real Madrid, substitution:off
- 58′Real Madrid, goal:3–2assist
- 62′Real Madrid, yellow card:
- 66′Real Madrid, yellow card:
- 79′Real Madrid, substitution:off
- 79′Real Madrid, substitution:off
- 79′Real Madrid, substitution:off
- 83′Benfica, substitution:off
- 85′Benfica, yellow card:
- 87′Benfica, substitution:off
- 90′Benfica, goal:4–2assist
- 90+2′Real Madrid, second yellow card:
- 90+3′Benfica, substitution:off
- 90+3′Benfica, substitution:off
- 90+6′Real Madrid, yellow card:
- 90+6′Real Madrid, second yellow card:
- Full-time4 – 2
Lineups
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Match report
Benfica vs Real Madrid — the facts
Benfica beat Real Madrid 4–2 (half-time 2–1).
Benfica met Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League (League Stage - 8). Kick-off was Wednesday, 28 January 2026, 20:00 UTC at Estádio da Luz. Referee: Davide Massa.
Team pages: Benfica · Real Madrid · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 30' Goal: Kylian Mbappé (assist: Raúl Asencio) — 0–1
- 36' Goal: Andreas Schjelderup (assist: Vangelis Pavlidis) — 1–1
- 45' Goal (penalty): Vangelis Pavlidis — 2–1
- 54' Goal: Andreas Schjelderup (assist: Vangelis Pavlidis) — 3–1
- 58' Goal: Kylian Mbappé (assist: Arda Güler) — 3–2
- 90' Goal: Anatolii Trubin (assist: Fredrik Aursnes) — 4–2
- 90+2' Red card: Raúl Asencio
- 90+6' Red card: Rodrygo
Starting line-ups
Benfica (4-2-3-1)
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
About this match
On this page: the Benfica vs Real Madrid final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Champions League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Benfica and Real Madrid team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.

