Real Madrid and Benfica could meet again in the Champions League play-offs after their drama-filled league stage finale, and a German duel between Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen also looms in Friday's draw.

Kylian Mbappé shattered Cristiano Ronaldo's UEFA Champions League goal-scoring record with a brace in Real Madrid's 4-2 defeat to Benfica on January 28, 2026.

Juventus thanked midfielders Khephren Thuram and Weston McKennie when beating Jose Mourinho’s Benfica, and a Vangelis Pavlidis penalty miss, to keep Champions League ambitions alive.

Real Madrid take on Portuguese giants SL Benfica in their final league phase match of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League away at Estadio Da Luz on Wednesday night.The Merengues have 15 points from

As a player, Roger Schmidt spent the majority of his career in the fifth and sixth tiers of the German football league pyramid. After spells in charge of Delbrucker SC and SC Preußen Munster, his major managerial breakthrough came in July 2011 when he ...

© Alexander Hassenstein/Getty ImagesNicolas Otamendi of Benfica Lissabon looks on during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD4 match between FC Bayern ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joseph O’Sullivan is a reporter who focuses on South American soccer. Jan 23, 2024, 06:38pm EST Benfica's Brazilian forward #36 Marcos Leonardo celebrates scoring his team's second ...