Match Centre: Real Madrid vs Benfica
Player of the match Federico Valverde 8.2
First leg
Benfica · Real Madrid 0–1Final aggregate
Real Madrid 3–1 Benfica
GolVolt rating 5.8GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
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0:1 → 2:1
Real Madrid came from behind to win.
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Second leg with the tie in the balance.
- Dramaweight 50% Comeback from 0:1.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 5.0 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 5.9 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% Second leg with the tie in the balance, a clash of big clubs. Stakes: 9.1 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% An average number of chances. Quality of play: 3.5 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 5.8more watchable than 58% of Champions League matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
3 goals4 cards1 VAR
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 14' Goal: Rafa SilvaBenfica0:1
- 16' Goal: Aurélien Tchouaméniassist: Valverde1:1
- 34' Goal Disallowed
- 35' Richard Ríosyellow card
- Half-time · 1:1
- 51' Nicolás Otamendiyellow card
- 57' Raúl Asencioyellow card
- 77' 2 substitutionsAlaba for CamavingaMastantuono for Asencio
- 80' Goal: Vinicius Juniorassist: Valverde2:1
- 84' 2 substitutionsPalacios for GülerPitarch for García
- 85' 2 substitutionsBarrenechea for AursnesIvanović for Schjelderup
- 90+1' SubstitutionCabral for Barreiro
- 90+1' SubstitutionGarcía for Carreras
- 90+6' César Palaciosyellow card
- Full-time · 2:1
Match stats
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Real Madrid
Benfica
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Real Madrid
- 13 Andriy Lunin GK —
- 26 Fran González GK —
- 2 Daniel Carvajal DEF —
- 4 David Alaba DEF on
- 20 Fran García DEF on
- 23 Ferland Mendy DEF —
- 21 Brahim Díaz MID —
- 28 Jorge Cestero Sancho MID —
- 37 Manuel Ángel Morán MID —
- 38 César Palacios MID on
- 45 Thiago Pitarch MID on
- 30 Franco Mastantuono ATT on
Benfica
- 24 Samuel Soares GK —
- 50 Diogo Ferreira GK —
- 4 António Silva DEF —
- 6 Alexander Bah DEF —
- 15 Sidny Lopes Cabral DEF on
- 62 José Neto DEF —
- 5 Enzo Barrenechea MID on
- 10 Georgiy Sudakov MID —
- 16 Manu Silva MID —
- 9 Franjo Ivanović ATT on
- 11 Dodi Lukébakio ATT —
- 72 Anísio Cabral ATT —
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Real Madrid Federico Valverde
- 2. place · Benfica Rafa Silva
- 3. place · Real Madrid Aurélien Tchouaméni
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