Real Madrid 2–1 Benfica
- Tchouaméni 16'
- Junior 80'
- Silva 14'
25 February 2026
The match in data
A 2–1 win for Real Madrid against Benfica on 25 February 2026, in the 2025-26 Champions League (Knockout Round Play-offs).
Real Madrid came from behind: they were trailing 0–1 at 14'.
Player of the match: Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica), rated 66, thanks above all to 8 final-third passes and 70 passes. Otamendi produced 1.1 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Real Madrid, the highest-rated player was Federico Valverde, with 66.
Nicolás Otamendi
Benfica · 90'
Produced 1.11× and cost 0.31× their position's average
- 8 final-third passes 1.4×
- 70 passes 1.5×
- 6 duels won 1.3×
- 7 misplaced passes 1.0×
- 1 duel lost 0.3×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Valverde | Midfielder | 90 | 66 |
| Álvaro Carreras | Defender | 90 | 64 |
| Antonio Rüdiger | Defender | 90 | 59 |
| Eduardo Camavinga | Midfielder | 77 | 59 |
| Thibaut Courtois | Goalkeeper | 90 | 56 |
| Vinicius Junior | Forward | 90 | 55 |
| Aurélien Tchouaméni | Midfielder | 90 | 52 |
| Arda Güler | Midfielder | 84 | 42 |
| Gonzalo García | Forward | 84 | 39 |
| Raúl Asencio | Defender | 77 | 33 |
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | Defender | 90 | 31 |
| David Alaba | Defender | 13 | no rating |
| Franco Mastantuono | Forward | 13 | no rating |
| Fran García | Defender | 9 | no rating |
| César Palacios | Midfielder | 6 | no rating |
| Thiago Pitarch | Midfielder | 6 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Otamendi ★ | Defender | 90 | 66 |
| Tomás Araújo | Defender | 90 | 60 |
| Rafa Silva | Forward | 90 | 57 |
| Andreas Schjelderup | Forward | 85 | 53 |
| Fredrik Aursnes | Midfielder | 85 | 47 |
| Richard Ríos | Midfielder | 90 | 43 |
| Samuel Dahl | Defender | 90 | 41 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | Forward | 90 | 33 |
| Anatoliy Trubin | Goalkeeper | 90 | 32 |
| Leandro Barreiro | Midfielder | 90 | 30 |
| Amar Dedić | Defender | 90 | 28 |
| Sidny Cabral | Defender | 9 | no rating |
| Enzo Barrenechea | Midfielder | 5 | no rating |
| Franjo Ivanović | Forward | 5 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Real Madrid player played the most passes into the final third?
Aurélien Tchouaméni, with 12 final-third passes. Next: Federico Valverde 7, Eduardo Camavinga 6.
In a 2–1 win against Benfica, Aurélien Tchouaméni drove Real Madrid forward with 12 passes into the final third. Tchouaméni comfortably outpaced teammates Federico Valverde and Eduardo Camavinga.
Which Benfica player completed the most dribbles?
Andreas Schjelderup, with 4 completed dribbles. Next: Amar Dedić 2, Richard Ríos 2.
Despite a 2–1 loss in Madrid, Andreas Schjelderup stood out as Benfica's sharpest dribbler with 4 successful take-ons. Schjelderup doubled the tally achieved by Amar Dedić and Richard Ríos.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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