UEFA Champions League / 28 January 2026

Benfica 4-2 Real Madrid

UEFA Champions League / League Stage - 8

4-2

Match Finished

Wed 28 Jan 2026 / 20:00 PT / Estádio da Luz

Was the result deserved?

The goals each side scored, next to the quality of the chances they created.

Benfica4 scored / 3.14 expected

Real Madrid2 scored / 1.50 expected

Benfica created the better chances and took them.

What is expected goals? Every chance is worth a fraction of a goal depending on how good it was. Added up, it describes the quality of what each side created - not what the score should have been.

How the match unfolded

Benfica above the line, Real Madrid below. Goals are filled circles, cards are squares, substitutions are small dots.

What happened, minute by minute

Kick-off, every goal and card, half-time and full time with the score at each, in the order they happened. Benfica on the left edge, Real Madrid on the right.

Kick-off
🟨
Aurélien Tchouaméni
Yellow Card
3'
🟨
L. Barreiro
Yellow Card
10'
●
G. Prestianni
Penalty cancelled
17'
⚽
Kylian Mbappé
Normal Goal / assist R. Asencio
30'
⚽
A. Schjelderup
Normal Goal / assist V. Pavlidis
36'
⚽
V. Pavlidis
Penalty
45'
🟨
R. Asencio
Yellow Card
45'
Half-time2–1
⚽
A. Schjelderup
Normal Goal / assist V. Pavlidis
54'
⇄
OnE. Camavinga
OffAurélien Tchouaméni
55'
⇄
OnRodrygo
OffF. Mastantuono
55'
⚽
Kylian Mbappé
Normal Goal / assist A. Güler
58'
🟨
Dean Huijsen
Yellow Card
62'
🟨
Álvaro Fernández
Yellow Card
66'
⇄
OnD. Alaba
OffDean Huijsen
79'
⇄
OnBrahim Díaz
OffÁlvaro Fernández
79'
⇄
OnJ. Cestero Sancho
OffA. Güler
79'
⇄
OnE. Barrenechea
OffH. Sudakov
83'
🟨
S. Dahl
Yellow Card
85'
⇄
OnJoão Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo
OffG. Prestianni
87'
⚽
A. Trubin
Normal Goal / assist F. Aursnes
90'
🟥
R. Asencio
Red Card
90'
🟨
R. Asencio
Yellow Card
90'
⇄
OnF. Ivanović
OffV. Pavlidis
90'
⇄
OnAntónio Silva
OffA. Schjelderup
90'
🟥
Rodrygo
Red Card
90'
🟨
Rodrygo
Yellow Card
90'
Full-time4–2