Benfica have won three of their four UEFA Champions League/European Cup against Real Madrid (L1), beating the Spanish side 4-2 in the final round of League Phase fixtures this season to progress to the knockout round.
Real Madrid have won eight of their last 10 UEFA champions League games against Portuguese sides (D1 L1), netting 2.2 goals on average per fixture during that time.
Benfica have won just two of their last eight UEFA Champions League against Spanish opposition (D1 L5), though both of those wins have come on home soil whilst scoring exactly four goals in each – 4-0 vs Atletico Madrid in October 2024 and 4-2 vs Real Madrid in January.
Across their last 11 matches in the UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid have lost more often (6) than they have won (5). Prior to these last 11, their previous six defeats in the competition came over a span of 39 matches (between April 2022 and March 2025).
Benfica have won their last two UEFA Champions League home games (2-0 v Napoli and 4-2 v Real Madrid). The only previous occasion in which they have won three in a row in the same edition was in 1994-95, in their first three matches following the competition’s rebrand.
The two teams with the most goals following direct attacks in the UEFA Champions League this season are Benfica and Real Madrid (4 each). Los Blancos are the top-ranked team for direct attacks (29), averaging 3.6 per game in this edition (Benfica with 17, at 2.1 per game).
Real Madrid ranked 22nd in the league phase of this season’s UEFA Champions League for high turnovers (58). However, they ranked first for the percentage of high turnovers resulting in shots (31% – 18/58).
Kylian Mbappé has scored 13 goals in seven appearances for Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League this season. Of players with 5+ games played, this is the highest goals-per-game ratio of any player in a single European Cup/Champions League campaign (1.86).
Vangelis Pavlidis is one goal away from becoming just the second Benfica player to score 10+ goals in the UEFA Champions League (currently on 9), after their all-time top scorer in the competition, Óscar Cardozo (11).
Real Madrid forwards Vinícius Júnior and Kylian Mbappé have combined to create 19 chances in the UEFA Champions League this season, more than any other duo. In fact, the only player with more chances created for a teammate in this edition than Vinícius for Mbappé (9) is Mbappé for Vinícius (10).