Benfica Vs Real Madrid LIVE Score, UEFA Champions League: Mourinho Faces Former Club As Hosts Fight For Survival

Starting XI: Thibaut Courtois; Federico Valverde (c), Raul Asencio, Dean Huijsen, Alvaro Carreras; Arda Gular, Aurelien Tchouameni, Jude Bellingham; Franco Mastantuono, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr.

Bench: Andriy Lunin (gk), Fran Gonzalez (gk), Daniel Carvajal, David Alaba, Fran Garcia, Diego Aguado, Eduardo Camavinga, Dani Ceballos, Brahim Diaz, Jorge Cestero, Rodrygo, Gonzalo Garcia.

Starting XI: Anatoliy Trubin; Amar Dedic, Tomas Araujo, Nicolas Otamendi (c), Samuel Dahl; Leandro Barreiro, Fredrik Aursnes; Andreas Schjelderup, Gianluca Prestianni, Georgiy Sudakov; Vangelis Pavlidis.

Bench: Diogo Ferreira (gk), Antonio Silva, Daniel Banjaqui, Jose Neto, Goncalo Oliveira, Enzo Barrenechea, Manuel Silva, Diogo Prioste, Bruma, Franjo Ivanovic, Anisio Cabral, Rodrigo Rego.

Ahead of the match, Benfica strengthened their forward line by signing 32-year-old attacker Rafa Silva, who returned to the Estadio da Luz on a free transfer from Besiktas. Will the veteran make his Benfica debut tonight?

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The UEFA Champions League match between Benfica and Real Madrid will be live-streamed on the SonyLIV app and website in India. The match will also be televised live on the Sony TEN 3 SD & HD TV channels in the country.

• Fixture: SL Benfica vs Real Madrid

• Series: UEFA Champions League 2025-26

• Venue: Estadio da Luz, Lisbon

• Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

• Time: 1:30 AM IST (January 29)

Hello, football fans! This is the start of our live blog covering Real Madrid’s final league phase match against Benfica. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and line-ups as they are released.