Kick-off on January 28, 2026, at 22:00.

In the eighth round of the UEFA Champions League league phase, Benfica will host Real Madrid at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon. Ahead of the final matchday of the league phase, the home side sits in 29th place with six points, while the visitor is third in the standings with fifteen points.

Watch the match Benfica — Real Madrid on 28.01.2026 online on MEGOGO.

The history of European competition between the sides is a special one. In the 1961/62 European Cup final in Amsterdam, Benfica claimed a 5–3 victory, and in the quarterfinals of the 1964/65 tournament, the Lisbon club thrashed Real Madrid 5–1 at home. In more recent history, the teams met in a friendly on 27 July 2012, when Benfica won 5–2, with Enzo Pérez and José Callejón both scoring braces. In the current league phase, Benfica has collected six points with a goal difference of 6–10. At home, it lost to Qarabağ, 2–3, and Bayer, 0–1, but defeated Napoli, 2–0. The team’s top scorer in the tournament so far is Leandro Barreiro with two goals, while Fredrik Aursnes, Heorhii Sudakov, and Richard Ríos have each registered one assist.

Real Madrid comes into the match with fifteen points and a goals-for-and-against record of 19–8. Away from home, it crushed Kairat, 5–0, defeated Olympiacos 4–3 in Piraeus, and suffered a narrow 0–1 loss to Liverpool at Anfield. Kylian Mbappé leads the league phase scoring chart with eleven goals, while Vinícius Júnior has provided four assists.

Watch the broadcast of the match Benfica — Real Madrid on 28.01.2026 online on MEGOGO.