Real Madrid vs Benfica Preview

Real Madrid host Benfica at the Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday evening in the second leg of their Champions League knockout tie, holding a 1-0 advantage from the first leg in Lisbon eight days ago. The Spanish giants will look to make home advantage count and see through the Portuguese side’s challenge on a night when the Bernabéu crowd could play a decisive role.

Real Madrid’s most recent outing ended in a 2-1 away defeat at Osasuna in La Liga on Saturday — a result that will have frustrated Álvaro Arbeloa’s side ahead of this European showdown. Prior to that, they secured that crucial 1-0 first leg win away at Benfica. Before that, they hammered Real Sociedad 4-1 at home in the league, with a 2-0 away win at Valencia and a 2-1 home victory over Rayo Vallecano also in this sequence. Despite the weekend stumble, Los Blancos have been in fine European form and will carry the confidence of a clean sheet in Lisbon into this second leg.

Benfica arrive at the Bernabéu needing to overturn the one-goal deficit, and they will take heart from a 3-0 home win over AVS in the Primeira Liga on Saturday — their most recent outing. Prior to that came that 0-1 home loss to Real Madrid in the first leg. Before that, they won 1-2 away at Santa Clara and 2-1 at home to Alverca in the league, with a 0-0 away draw at Tondela also in this sequence. The Eagles showed during the league phase — when they won 4-2 at home against these same opponents in January — that they have the firepower to hurt Real Madrid, and they will arrive with genuine ambition rather than merely playing for damage limitation.

The head-to-head record from this season tells two contrasting stories. Benfica claimed a convincing 4-2 home win during the league phase in January, while Real Madrid responded with a 1-0 away win in the first leg of this knockout tie eight days ago. The two sides are level at one win apiece in 2026, making the aggregate advantage and home advantage the key factors going into Wednesday’s decider.

UK viewers able to watch on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+, Spanish fans can follow on Movistar+ and Movistar Liga de Campeones, while US supporters have Paramount+, TUDN USA and UniMás, and Portuguese viewers can watch on Sport TV Multiscreen and Sport TV5.

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Real Madrid – Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Osasuna	2-1	Real Madrid	Spanish LALIGA	Feb 21, 2026
W	Benfica	0-1	Real Madrid	Champions League	Feb 17, 2026
W	Real Madrid	4-1	Real Sociedad	Spanish LALIGA	Feb 14, 2026
W	Valencia	0-2	Real Madrid	Spanish LALIGA	Feb 8, 2026
W	Real Madrid	2-1	Rayo Vallecano	Spanish LALIGA	Feb 1, 2026

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Benfica – Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Benfica	3-0	AVS	Portuguese Primeira Liga	Feb 21, 2026
L	Benfica	0-1	Real Madrid	Champions League	Feb 17, 2026
W	Santa Clara	1-2	Benfica	Portuguese Primeira Liga	Feb 13, 2026
W	Benfica	2-1	Alverca	Portuguese Primeira Liga	Feb 8, 2026
D	Tondela	0-0	Benfica	Portuguese Primeira Liga	Feb 1, 2026

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Head To Head Record

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date
Benfica	0-1	Real Madrid	Feb 17, 2026
Benfica	4-2	Real Madrid	Jan 28, 2026

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TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	TNT Sports 1, discovery+, discovery+ App
Ireland	TNT Sports 1, discovery+, discovery+ App
USA	Paramount+, TUDN USA, UniMás, ViX
Spain	Movistar+, Movistar Liga de Campeones, Movistar Plus+
Portugal	Sport TV Multiscreen, Sport TV5
Germany	DAZN Germany
France	Canal+ Foot, myCANAL, Canal+ Live 2
Australia	Stan Sport
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Netherlands	Ziggo Sport, Ziggo Sport 5