Benfica vs Real Madrid Highlights and Match Report

UEFA Champions League

8:00 PMFebruary 17, 2026

Round of 32

Benfica

Show Score

0 - 1

HT:(0 - 0)

Real Madrid*

Estádio da Luz

Referee: François Letexier, France

How did the teams perform?

Benfica

World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0

0 Total Votes

Real Madrid

World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0

Match Stats Lineups Head-2-Head Standings

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Match Stats

Ball possession

42%

58%

0.41

Expected goals (xG)

1.11

0.00

Goals Prevented

0.00

Attack

10

Total shots

16

3

Shots on target

7

4

Shots off target

4

3

Blocked shots

5

4

Shots inside box

11

6

Shots outside box

5

3

Corner kicks

6

1

Offsides

1

Passing

443

Total passes

621

355 (80%)

Accurate passes

549 (88%)

Discipline

6

Fouls

9

2

Yellow cards

2

0

Red cards

0

6

Goalkeeper saves

3

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Lineup

Benfica

4-2-3-1

1 G Anatoliy Trubin 7.7

26 D Samuel Dahl 7.0

30 D Nicolás Otamendi (C) 7.3

44 D Tomás Araújo 7.2

17 D Amar Dedić 6.9

8 M Fredrik Aursnes 6.9

18 M Leandro Barreiro 6.6

21 M Andreas Schjelderup 6.3

27 M Rafa Silva 6.5

25 M Gianluca Prestianni 78' Diving 6.2

14 F Vangelis Pavlidis 6.2

Substitutes

7 F Bruma

9 F Franjo Ivanović

72 F Anísio Cabral

16 M Manuel Silva

5 M Enzo Barrenechea

4 D António Silva

6 D Alexander Bah

50 G Diogo Ferreira

11 F Dodi Lukebakio 81' Replaced by G. Prestianni 6.2

15 D Sidny Lopes Cabral 80' Replaced by F. Aursnes 6.6

20 M Richard Ríos 74' Replaced by Rafa Silva 6.9

10 M Georgiy Sudakov 90+2' Tripping 74' Replaced by A. Schjelderup 6.3

Coach

Jose Mourinho

Real Madrid

4-4-2

1 G Thibaut Courtois 7.3

18 D Álvaro Carreras 7.2

24 D Dean Huijsen 8.2

22 D Antonio Rüdiger 7.2

12 D Trent Alexander-Arnold 7.3

6 M Eduardo Camavinga 6.9

14 M Aurélien Tchouaméni 7.5

15 M Arda Güler 7.0

8 M Federico Valverde (C) 7.3

7 F Vinícius Júnior 50' 51' Unsportsmanlike conduct 7.2

10 F Kylian Mbappé 87' Unsportsmanlike conduct 50' 5.9

Substitutes

16 F Gonzalo García

19 M Dani Ceballos

28 M Jorge Cestero

30 F Franco Mastantuono

20 D Fran García

23 D Ferland Mendy

36 D Joan Martínez

4 D David Alaba

13 G Andriy Lunin

45 M Thiago Pitarch 90+4' Replaced by E. Camavinga 6.7

2 D Daniel Carvajal 90+9' Replaced by A. Carreras

21 M Brahim Díaz 86' Replaced by A. Guler 6.3

Coach

Alvaro Arbeloa

UEFA Champions League Standings - UEFA Champions League

TotalHomeAway

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts	Form
1	Arsenal	5	5	0	0	14-1	13	15	W 04 November: Slavia Praha 0 - 3 Arsenal W 26 November: Arsenal 3 - 1 Bayern München W 10 December: Club Brugge KV 0 - 3 Arsenal W 20 January: Inter 1 - 3 Arsenal W 28 January: Arsenal 3 - 2 Kairat Almaty
2	Bayern München	6	5	0	1	18-7	11	15	W 04 November: Paris Saint Germain 1 - 2 Bayern München W No match found W 09 December: Bayern München 3 - 1 Sporting CP L No match found W 28 January: PSV Eindhoven 1 - 2 Bayern München
3	Atalanta	6	4	1	1	8-6	2	13	W 26 November: Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 3 Atalanta D No match found W No match found W No match found W No match found
4	Paris Saint Germain	5	4	0	1	19-8	11	12	W 26 November: Paris Saint Germain 5 - 3 Tottenham W No match found W No match found L No match found W 17 February: Monaco 2 - 3 Paris Saint Germain
5	Inter	6	4	0	2	12-4	8	12	W 05 November: Inter 2 - 1 Kairat Almaty W No match found W No match found L 20 January: Inter 1 - 3 Arsenal L No match found
6	Real Madrid	5	4	0	1	12-5	7	12	W 26 November: Olympiakos Piraeus 3 - 4 Real Madrid W No match found W 20 January: Real Madrid 6 - 1 Monaco L 28 January: Benfica 4 - 2 Real Madrid W 17 February: Benfica 0 - 1 Real Madrid
7	Atletico Madrid	6	4	0	2	15-12	3	12	W 04 November: Atletico Madrid 3 - 1 Union St. Gilloise L No match found W 09 December: PSV Eindhoven 2 - 3 Atletico Madrid W No match found W No match found
8	Liverpool	6	4	0	2	11-8	3	12	L No match found W No match found W 09 December: Inter 0 - 1 Liverpool L No match found W 28 January: Liverpool 6 - 0 Qarabag
9	Tottenham	6	3	2	1	13-7	6	11	D No match found D No match found W 09 December: Tottenham 3 - 0 Slavia Praha L No match found W 28 January: Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 2 Tottenham
10	Borussia Dortmund	5	3	1	1	17-11	6	10	D No match found W No match found W No match found L 28 January: Borussia Dortmund 0 - 2 Inter W 17 February: Borussia Dortmund 2 - 0 Atalanta
11	Chelsea	6	3	1	2	13-8	5	10	W No match found W 25 November: Chelsea 3 - 0 Barcelona D No match found W 21 January: Chelsea 1 - 0 Pafos L No match found
12	Manchester City	5	3	1	1	10-5	5	10	W 05 November: Manchester City 4 - 1 Borussia Dortmund D No match found W 10 December: Real Madrid 1 - 2 Manchester City W No match found L No match found
13	Sporting CP	6	3	1	2	12-8	4	10	L No match found W 26 November: Sporting CP 3 - 0 Club Brugge KV D No match found W 20 January: Sporting CP 2 - 1 Paris Saint Germain L No match found
14	Barcelona	6	3	1	2	14-11	3	10	L No match found W No match found D No match found L No match found W 28 January: Barcelona 4 - 1 FC Copenhagen
15	Newcastle	5	3	0	2	11-4	7	9	L No match found W No match found W No match found W 21 January: Newcastle 3 - 0 PSV Eindhoven L No match found
16	Marseille	6	3	0	3	11-8	3	9	W No match found L No match found L No match found W No match found W No match found
17	Galatasaray	6	3	0	3	8-8	0	9	W No match found W No match found W No match found L 28 January: Manchester City 2 - 0 Galatasaray L No match found
18	Monaco	6	2	3	1	7-8	-1	9	D 26 November: Pafos 2 - 2 Monaco D No match found W No match found D 28 January: Monaco 0 - 0 Juventus W No match found
19	PSV Eindhoven	6	2	2	2	15-11	4	8	D 04 November: Olympiakos Piraeus 1 - 1 PSV Eindhoven W 26 November: Liverpool 1 - 4 PSV Eindhoven D No match found W No match found L 28 January: PSV Eindhoven 1 - 2 Bayern München
20	Bayer Leverkusen	5	2	2	1	8-10	-2	8	D No match found D No match found L No match found W No match found W 28 January: Bayer Leverkusen 3 - 0 Villarreal
21	Qarabag	6	2	1	3	10-13	-3	7	W No match found L 25 November: Napoli 2 - 0 Qarabag D No match found L No match found L 28 January: Liverpool 6 - 0 Qarabag
22	Napoli	5	2	1	2	6-9	-3	7	L No match found W 25 November: Napoli 2 - 0 Qarabag L 10 December: Benfica 2 - 0 Napoli D 20 January: FC Copenhagen 1 - 1 Napoli W No match found
23	FC Copenhagen	6	2	1	3	10-16	-6	7	L 04 November: Tottenham 4 - 0 FC Copenhagen L No match found L No match found W No match found W No match found
24	Juventus	5	1	3	1	10-10	0	6	D No match found D No match found L No match found D 28 January: Monaco 0 - 0 Juventus W No match found
25	Pafos	5	1	3	1	4-7	-3	6	D No match found L No match found D No match found W No match found D No match found
26	Union St. Gilloise	6	2	0	4	7-15	-8	6	L 04 November: Atletico Madrid 3 - 1 Union St. Gilloise L No match found L 09 December: Union St. Gilloise 2 - 3 Marseille W No match found L No match found
27	Olympiakos Piraeus	6	1	2	3	6-13	-7	5	L No match found L 26 November: Olympiakos Piraeus 3 - 4 Real Madrid D No match found L No match found W 28 January: Ajax 1 - 2 Olympiakos Piraeus
28	Club Brugge KV	5	1	1	3	8-13	-5	4	W No match found L 26 November: Sporting CP 3 - 0 Club Brugge KV L 10 December: Club Brugge KV 0 - 3 Arsenal D No match found L No match found
29	Athletic Club	5	1	1	3	4-9	-5	4	L 05 November: Newcastle 2 - 0 Athletic Club L No match found W No match found L No match found D No match found
30	Eintracht Frankfurt	6	1	1	4	8-16	-8	4	L No match found L 26 November: Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 3 Atalanta D No match found L 21 January: Qarabag 3 - 2 Eintracht Frankfurt L 28 January: Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 2 Tottenham
31	Benfica	5	1	0	4	4-8	-4	3	L No match found L No match found L 21 January: Juventus 2 - 0 Benfica L No match found W No match found
32	Slavia Praha	6	0	3	3	2-11	-9	3	L 04 November: Slavia Praha 0 - 3 Arsenal D 25 November: Slavia Praha 0 - 0 Athletic Club L 09 December: Tottenham 3 - 0 Slavia Praha D No match found L 28 January: Pafos 4 - 1 Slavia Praha
33	Ajax	6	1	0	5	5-18	-13	3	L 05 November: Ajax 0 - 3 Galatasaray L 25 November: Ajax 0 - 2 Benfica L No match found L No match found W No match found
34	Bodo/Glimt	5	0	2	3	7-11	-4	2	D No match found D No match found L No match found L No match found L No match found
35	Villarreal	6	0	1	5	4-13	-9	1	D No match found L 25 November: Borussia Dortmund 4 - 0 Villarreal L 10 December: Villarreal 2 - 3 FC Copenhagen L 20 January: Villarreal 1 - 2 Ajax L 28 January: Bayer Leverkusen 3 - 0 Villarreal
36	Kairat Almaty	6	0	1	5	4-15	-11	1	L 05 November: Inter 2 - 1 Kairat Almaty D No match found L 09 December: Kairat Almaty 0 - 1 Olympiakos Piraeus L 20 January: Kairat Almaty 1 - 4 Club Brugge KV L 28 January: Arsenal 3 - 2 Kairat Almaty

Qualification/Relegation

• Promotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals)
• Promotion - Champions League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)

Real Madrid secured a crucial away victory against Benfica at the Estádio da Luz, with Vinicius Junior’s second-half strike proving the difference.

Real Madrid edged Benfica 1-0 in a tense UEFA Champions League encounter on February 17, 2026. Vinicius Junior emerged as the match-winner, scoring the decisive goal early in the second half. His individual brilliance settled a hard-fought contest.

Coming into this Group Stage fixture, Real Madrid held a strong position with 12 points from five games. Benfica, however, faced an uphill battle, languishing with just three points. The Portuguese giants desperately sought a vital home win to keep their European hopes alive.

The first half at Estádio da Luz was a tightly contested affair. Real Madrid controlled possession, dictating the tempo of the game with their fluid passing. They pushed forward, trying to unlock the home side’s organised defence.

Benfica defended resolutely, absorbing sustained pressure from the Spanish visitors. Goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin proved a formidable barrier. He made six crucial saves, denying efforts from Vinicius Junior and Arda Güler with sharp reflexes.

Despite Real Madrid’s 58% possession, Benfica managed to limit clear-cut chances. Nicolás Otamendi marshalled the defence effectively. Both teams headed into the break with the score level at 0-0.

Real Madrid needed to find a cutting edge to break Benfica’s stubborn resistance after the interval. Benfica aimed to maintain their defensive shape and capitalize on swift counter-attacking opportunities. The second half promised more intensity.

The deadlock finally broke five minutes after the restart. Kylian Mbappe provided a sharp, incisive pass into the box. Vinicius Junior received the ball and coolly slotted it past Trubin in the 50th minute, sparking Real Madrid celebrations.

Just a minute later, Vinicius Junior received a yellow card for unsportsmanlike conduct. Benfica responded with tactical changes, introducing Rafa Silva and Andreas Schjelderup in the 74th minute. They tried to inject pace and creativity into their attack.

The home side’s challenge became significantly harder in the 85th minute. Benfica’s J. Mourinho received two quick yellow cards, leading to a red card. This saw him sent off, reducing Benfica to ten men for the remainder of the match.

Despite the numerical disadvantage, Benfica pressed forward in search of an equalizer. G. Prestianni had earlier been booked for diving in the 78th minute. G. Sudakov also earned a yellow card in stoppage time, reflecting Benfica’s growing frustration.

Real Madrid managed the game effectively in the closing stages. They introduced Arda Güler, Eduardo Camavinga, and Álvaro Carreras to shore up their midfield and defence. The visitors saw out their narrow lead professionally.

Real Madrid demonstrated their dominance with 58% ball possession and 16 total shots, seven of which were on target. Their expected goals (xG) stood at 1.11 compared to Benfica’s 0.41. Benfica only managed three shots on target despite their efforts.

This narrow 1-0 victory consolidates Real Madrid’s strong position in the Champions League group. Benfica’s hopes of progression now hang by a thread after another disappointing home result. The performance highlighted Real Madrid’s clinical edge and title credentials.