UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, February 17, 2026
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1st Leg · Estádio da Luz · 66,387 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Real Madrid edge Benfica amid Vinícius Júnior racism allegations

Real Madrid's 1-0 Champions League playoff round win over Benfica in Lisbon was overshadowed by alleged racist abuse of Vinícius Júnior.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
6
58.3
Possession
41.7
16
SHOTS
10
7
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
549
Accurate Passes
355
624
Passes
444
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
3
14
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.3
55
Long Balls
39
28
Accurate Long Balls
11
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
12
19
Tackles
21
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
13
Interceptions
7
29
Effective Clearances
25
29
Clearances
25

Highlights

01:02 Nicol: Vinícius Jr. showed maturity with reaction to alleged racist abuse Watch on ESPN 01:17 Álvaro Arbeloa: We would have done whatever Vinicius Jr. wanted Watch on ESPN 00:45 José Mourinho: I don't want to say that Vinicius Jr. is a liar Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

SLB leads series 1-0

Lineups

SLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Anatoliy TrubinG
  2. 30Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 44Tomás AraújoCD-R
  4. 26Samuel DahlLB
  5. 17Amar DedicRB
  6. 27Rafa SilvaAM
  7. 8Fredrik AursnesLM
  8. 18Leandro BarreiroRM
  9. 14Vangelis PavlidisF
  10. 21Andreas SchjelderupAM-L
  11. 25Gianluca PrestianniAM-R

RMA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 24Dean HuijsenCD-L
  3. 22Antonio RüdigerCD-R
  4. 18Álvaro CarrerasLB
  5. 12Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 14Aurélien TchouaméniCM-L
  7. 15Arda GülerCM-R
  8. 6Eduardo CamavingaLM
  9. 8Federico ValverdeRM
  10. 7Vinícius JúniorCF-L
  11. 10Kylian MbappéCF-R

Timeline

  1. 50' Goal! Benfica 0, Real Madrid 1. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  2. 51' Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  3. 74' Substitution, Benfica. Richard Ríos replaces Rafa.
  4. 74' Substitution, Benfica. Heorhii Sudakov replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
  5. 78' Gianluca Prestianni (Benfica) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 80' Substitution, Benfica. Sidny Cabral replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
  7. 81' Substitution, Benfica. Dodi Lukébakio replaces Gianluca Prestianni.
  8. 86' Substitution, Real Madrid. Brahim Díaz replaces Arda Güler.
  9. 87' Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 90'+2' Heorhii Sudakov (Benfica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90'+4' Substitution, Real Madrid. Thiago Pitarch replaces Eduardo Camavinga.
  12. 90'+9' Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Carvajal replaces Álvaro Carreras.

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