Benfica vs Real Madrid, LIVE streaming info: Where to watch UEFA Champions League playoff?

Real Madrid and Benfica will do it all over again on Tuesday after their epic Champions League showdown last month.

A 4-2 win for Benfica against Madrid in the last round of games in the league phase produced one of the most dramatic finishes in the competition’s history.

A goal deep into added time by goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin secured Benfica’s place in the playoffs. Defeat for Madrid, meanwhile, meant the record 15-time European champion missed out on automatic qualification for the round of 16.

The mastermind behind that win for Benfica was former Madrid coach José Mourinho. Now he gets the chance to inflict more pain on his old team in the first leg of their playoff series at Benfica’s Stadium of Light.

Predicted XIs

Real Madrid: Courtois; Trent, Rüdiger, Huijsen, Carreras; Tchouaméni, Valverde, Camavinga; Güler; Vinicius, Mbappé.

Benfica: Trubin; Dedic, Otamendi, T. Araújo, Dahl; Aursnes, Barreiro; Prestianni, Sudakov, Schjelderup; Pavlidis.

Published on Feb 17, 2026