20 days after sensational goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin’s 98th-minute header past Thibaut Courtois to send Benfica into the Champions League knockout playoffs on goal difference, Real Madrid reluctantly return to the Estadio da Luz prepared for another bout of Jose Mourinho-tinged madness.
It’s easy to forget that moments before Trubin’s feat, Kylian Mbappé had a perfectly legitimate goal (one that would have completed a hat-trick) disallowed because he had caught both Trubins. and the referee off guard. It set off an astonishing chain of events that also included a red card from Rodrygo that reduced Los Blancos to nine men. Previously, Raúl Asencio had capped a horrendous individual performance with an early downpour.
Both players are suspended for Tuesday’s game, which may prove to be a blessing in disguise in Asencio’s case. The Spaniard was the target of great effect for the Eagles, who claimed a 4-2 victory on the day. It was one of Álvaro Arbeloa’s first games in charge, although the ship seems to have stabilized since its difficult start.
Madrid have won four of their last five in all competitions, and with Mbappé and Vinicius Junior, they are led by the most devastating attacking duo in the Champions League this season. However, no one has been more vulnerable on the counter-attack, and the absence of Jude Bellingham is unlikely to help in that regard.
Mourinho prefers a clean sheet to a goal, but he will have work on his hands explaining that to two-goal star Andreas Schjelderup. The young Norwegian will be eager to recreate the night of his life, and against a Madrid defense as porous as this one, he should try his luck.
Read on for our guide on where to watch Benfica vs Real Madrid live streams online, on TV and potentially free wherever you are.
Benfica vs Real Madrid team news
Benfica team: Trubin, Dahl, Otamendi, Araujo, Dedic, Aursnes, Barreiro, Schjelderup, Rafa, Prestianni, Pavlidis
Substitutes: Silva, Barrenechea, Bah, Bruma, Ivanovic, Sudakov, Lukebakio, S Cabral, Silva, Ríos, Ferreira, A Cabra
Real Madrid team: Courtois, Carreras, Huijsen, Rudiger, Alexander-Arnold, Camavinga, Tchouameni, Valverde, Guler, Vinicius Junior, Mbappé
Substitutes: Carvajal, Alaba, Lunin, G García, Ceballos, F García, Díaz, Mendy, Cestero, Mastantuono, Martínez, Pitarch
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Official broadcasters Benfica vs Real Madrid by region
Africa
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The 2025/26 Champions League broadcast rights for Africa are largely split between beIN Sports and SuperSport in Africa.
Residents of the following African countries can watch Benfica vs Real Madrid live streams with a beIN Sports subscription:
Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Republic of Sudan, Republic of South Sudan, Somalia and Tunisia.
Satellite television provider SuperSport has the television rights to the 2025/26 Champions League in these African regions:
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Eswatini, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Central African Republic Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Saint Helena and Ascension, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Americas
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DAZN has the rights to broadcast the 2025/26 Champions League, including this Benfica vs Real Madrid match. You can also watch the Europa League and EFL Championship for football, the Bundesliga, the Nations League, rugby and tennis.
In Latin America, the broadcast rights to the 2025/26 Champions League are exclusive to Disney+.
Get a subscription and if you live in one of the following countries, you won’t miss a moment of the action.
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Venezuela.
Europe
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The 25/26 Champions League campaign is broadcast on various broadcasters and streaming services in Europe. You can check specific Benfica vs Real Madrid information for your country below.
Sky Sport in Austria will broadcast the Champions League 25/26.
Play Sports broadcasts the Champions League 25/26.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia
Fans from the following countries can watch the 2025/26 Champions League on Arena Sport:
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.
Voyo Sport has the rights to show live broadcasts of the 2025/26 Champions League.
You can watch the Champions League unfold on Cytavision in Cyprus.
The 2025/26 Champions League will be broadcast on Nova Sport in the Czech Republic.
- Denmark, Iceland and Sweden
Fans from the following countries can watch the 2025/26 Champions League on Viaplay:
Denmark and Sweden.
In Iceland, most games are also on Viaplay.
- Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Fans in the following countries can watch the Champions League on Go3 Sport:
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
In Finland, MTV Katsomo will cover the Champions League 25/26.
CANAL+ offers coverage of the 2025/26 Champions League of Benfica vs Real Madrid in France.
In Germany, the rights to the 2025/26 Champions League are shared between DAZN Germany and Amazon Prime (one match per matchday).
Benfica vs Real Madrid will be on DAZN.
Greeks should head to Cosmote Sport for coverage of the 2025/26 Champions League.
RTL and Sport TV share the broadcasting functions of the 2025/26 Champions League in Hungary.
Both show the Benfica vs Real Madrid match.
Virgin Media and RTE share free-to-air coverage of the 25/26 Champions League with Premier Sports, TNT Sports and Amazon Prime in Ireland.
Viewers in Italy can watch the 2025/26 Champions League on Sky Italia and some matches on Amazon Prime.
Viewers in the Netherlands should tune in to Ziggo Sport for the 2025/26 Champions League.
TV2 Play is the home of the 2025/26 Champions League in Norway.
DAZN and Sport TV have the broadcast rights to the 2025/26 Champions League in Portugal. Benfica vs Real Madrid is on DAZN.
TVP has the rights to broadcast the 2025/26 Champions League in Poland.
Switzerland fans can watch the 2025/26 Champions League on SRG SSR and Blue Sport.
Tabii and TRT Spor, free to air, will host coverage of the 2025/26 Champions League in Turkiye. Benfica vs Real Madrid is on Tabii.
Megogo will show the 2025/26 Champions League in Ukraine.
Asia
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In China, iQIYI will broadcast the 2025/26 Champions League.
- Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand
The following countries will be able to watch the 2025/26 Champions League on beIN Sports.
Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
- India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
SonyLIV is the 2025/26 Champions League broadcaster for India, as well as Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Wowow will broadcast the 2025/26 Champions League, including the Benfica vs Real Madrid match, in Japan.
- Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
The rights to the 2025/26 Champions League for the following Central Asian countries belong to Q Sports:
Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
iQiyi is what you need to watch the 2025/26 Champions League in Macau.
Premier Sports will broadcast coverage of the 2025/26 Champions League in Mongolia.
Coverage of the 2025/26 Champions League in South Korea can be found on SPOTV.
Oceania
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Stan Sport has the rights to the 2025/26 Champions League in Australia, including the Benfica vs Real Madrid match. It costs $20 per month (in addition to a regular $12 Stan substitute).
- New Zealand and Pacific Islands
DAZN is the television rights holder for the 2025/26 Champions League in New Zealand and all Pacific Islands including: Cook Islands, Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
Middle East
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beIN Sports MENA is the broadcaster of the 2025/26 Champions League across the Middle East, in the following countries:
Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
Can I watch Benfica vs Real Madrid on my mobile?
Of course, most broadcasters have streaming services that you can access through mobile apps or through the browser on your phone. For example, Virgin Media Play (Ireland), TNT Sports (UK) and Paramount Plus (US) have mobile apps.
You can also stay up to date with key moments from the 2025/26 Champions League on UEFA’s official social media channels on X/Twitter (@ChampionsLeague), Instagram (@ChampionsLeague), TikTok (@ChampionsLeague) and YouTube (@UEFA).
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