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This video can not be played Real Madrid through to the last 16 At a glance Vinicius Jr scores in 80th minute to seal a 2-1 win on night and 3-1 on aggregate Rafa Silva had given Benfica the lead on the night but Aurelien Tchouameni equalised two minutes later Real were without the injured Kylian Mbappe PLAYER RATER Vinicius Jr scored as Real Madrid secured their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with victory over Benfica at the Bernabeu. The forward had been the centre of focus in the build-up to the game, having alleged he was racially abused by Gianluca Prestianni during the first leg, in which Vinicius Jr scored the game's only goal. Prestianni was subsequently handed a one-match ban, meaning he missed Wednesday's return leg, while support was shown for Vinicius Jr by the home fans as a banner with the words "no to racism" in Spanish was displayed in the stands before kick-off. Vinicius Jr then ensured football was the focus during the game as he scored the winner, driving a clinical finish across the goalkeeper with 10 minutes to go to wrap up a 3-1 victory on aggregate. Benfica, to their credit, had put up plenty of fight before then and had taken the lead in the 14th minute when Rafa Silva turned in a loose ball after Thibaut Courtois had prevented Raúl Asencio's attempted clearance from going into his own net. That lead lasted just two minutes, however, as Aurelien Tchouameni curled home a fine strike from the edge of the box for his first Champions League goal. Real were without the injured Kylian Mbappe and they missed his talent in attack, as Benfica instead looked a threat to score again and level up the tie on aggregate. But Vinicius Jr continued his excellent recent form with his sixth goal in five games to ensure Real Madrid can look forward to facing either Manchester City or Sporting in the last 16. 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Real Madrid and Benfica will meet in the UEFA Champions League for a third consecutive game (MD8 of the group phase, first/second leg of the play-offs). It’s the first fixture in Champions League history to be played three times in a row in the same season. Real Madrid have progressed from 22 of their last 23 UEFA Champions League knockout ties when they have won the first leg – the exception in this run was against Ajax in the last 16 in 2018-19 (2-1 first leg, 1-4 second leg). Benfica have progressed through just one of their eight previous knockout ties in major European competition when losing the first leg at home – they lost 1-0 to Dinamo Bucuresti in the 1999-00 UEFA Cup first round, before winning 2-0 away from home to advance to the next round. Real Madrid won 1-0 in the first leg against Benfica but they’ve only won both legs of one of their last seven UEFA Champions League knockout ties, beating Man City twice in last season’s play-offs. None of Real Madrid’s last 25 UEFA Champions League matches have been drawn (W16 L9), while none of Benfica’s last 11 have been drawn (W3 L8). Only Liverpool (29) and Marseille (32) are on longer runs without a draw than Los Blancos’ run of 25. Real Madrid have kept 115 clean sheets in the UEFA Champions League, the joint most of any side (since 1992-93) along with Bayern Munich. Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois kept his 33rd in the competition in the first leg 1-0 win, levelling Oliver Kahn for the joint 9th most in Champions League history. His next clean sheet will put him level with former Milan goalkeeper Dida on 34. Benfica manager José Mourinho is winless in his last nine UEFA Champions League knockout games (D4 L5), losing his last four in a row. It is the longest run without a win by any manager in knockout matches in Champions League history. Kylian Mbappé has been involved in 14 goals in the UEFA Champions League this season (13 goals, 1 assist), the most by a Real Madrid player in a season since Karim Benzema in 2021-22 (15 goals, 2 assists). He now has 25 assists in the competition overall, level with Thierry Henry and behind only Benzema (27) and Zinedine Zidane (26) among French players. Arda Güler turns 21 on the day of this game. He has created 25 chances in the UEFA Champions League this season, the most by any player before the age of 21 in a season Opta has on record since 2003-04. While aged 21 or younger, the most in that time is 31 by his Real Madrid teammate Vinícius Júnior in 2021-22 (31). Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Eduardo Camavinga. Attempt saved. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica). Assisted by Federico Valverde. Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger. Attempt missed. Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup. Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid). Samuel Dahl (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Goal! Real Madrid 1, Benfica 1. Aurélien Tchouaméni (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Valverde. Goal! Real Madrid 0, Benfica 1. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid). Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica). Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing. Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Arda Güler. Attempt saved. Rafa (Benfica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup. Attempt saved. Leandro Barreiro (Benfica) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal by Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid). Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup with a cross. Corner, Benfica. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold. Attempt blocked. Richard Ríos (Benfica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafa. First Half begins. Lineups are announced and players are warming up. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.