How To Watch Real Madrid vs Benfica Champions League Game Live on TV Tonight?

Pranav Venkatesh

Published - Feb 25, 2026, 04:30 PM

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How To Watch Real Madrid vs Benfica Champions League Game Live on TV Tonight?

Summary

Real Madrid welcome Benfica in a heated second leg of the Champions League playoff
Benfica has a goal deficit to overturn
Jose Mourinho is suspended from the game as Alvaro Arbeloa rallies a war cry

So much more than football will be on the line when Real Madrid hosts Benfica in the second leg of the Champions League playoff second leg. Such was the controversy surrounding the first leg. From Jose Mourinho being sent off to an alleged racism incident, the first leg had it all. But the on-field business still hangs in a fine balance. To watch how the drama unfolds, you may have to go through our Real Madrid vs Benfica TV Channel guide.

The first leg of the clash already had plenty riding on it. Firstly, it was the immediate rematch of an incredible last league phase encounter that was decided by a late goal from the goalkeeper. Secondly, Jose Mourinho, the former Real Madrid legend, will return to take on his former side in a knockout clash. The game delivered as it was a tense matchup in Benfica. Tempers were flaring here and there, but it was Vinicius Jr who opened the scoring in the second half with an outrageous solo goal. It was a goal worthy of winning any contest, but it was laced with controversy as the play stopped for around 10 minutes when Vinicius walked off the pitch. He blamed Gianluca Prestianni for racially abusing him. An investigation is underway, and things will come to light, but Prestianni will not be on the pitch due to a yellow card accumulation.

Mourinho too protested when Real Madrid players weren’t booked again despite being yellow-carded early on. The Special One will be watching his Benfica side's game from the stands as his side hopes to complete another famous comeback. Alvaro Arbeloa, the interim coach of Los Blancos, sees this game as a final and asked his entire stadium to be in top shape. 22 of the 23 times Real Madrid took a lead after the first leg in a European knockout, they went ahead.

So history favours the hosts, but in football, we can never rule anything out. Can the Portuguese giants strike a hammer blow to the kings of the Champions League? To catch the match without any doubts, find out all the details from our where to watch Real Madrid vs Benfica guide.

Real Madrid vs Benfica TV Channel Guide

Country/Region	Streaming Platform	TV Broadcast
USA	Paramount+, Univision Now, TUDN App	UniMas, TUDN
UK	Discovery+	TNT Sports 1
Spain	Movistar+	Movistar Liga de Campeones
Portugal	Sport TV Multiscreen	Sport TV5
Indian Subcontinent	Sony LIV, Tapmad	Sony TEN 2,2 HD, 3, 3HD, 4, 4HD

How to watch Real Madrid vs Benfica

Real Madrid vs Benfica Match Information

Stadium Name: Estadio Bernabeu
Location: Madrid, Italy
Kickoff Time: 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT / 21:00 CET
Referee: Slavko Vincic

VAR: Christian Dingert

Real Madrid vs Benfica Injuries and Suspensions

Reason	Real Madrid	Injury Type	Benfica	Injury Type
Injuries	Dean Huijsen	Calf	Samuel Soares	Muscle
	Eder Militao	Tendon	Joao Veloso	Shoulder
	Dani Ceballos	Thigh	-	-
	Jude Bellingham	Hamstring	-	-
Suspensions	Rodrygo	Red Card	Gianluca Prestianni	Yellow Card Accumalation
Suspensions	-	-	Jose Mourinho	Red Card