Real Madrid host Benfica in the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Knockout Round Playoffs (Second Leg) with a place in the Round of 16 on the line. Madrid carry a 1-0 advantage from the first leg in Lisbon, decided by a Vinícius Júnior strike. This return at the Santiago Bernabéu comes with extra edge after the first leg’s 10-minute stoppage under UEFA’s anti-racism protocol and José Mourinho’s red card for dissent. The winner advances to face either Sporting CP or Manchester City.
Match Preview
Real Madrid arrive in control after a dominant 1-0 away win at Estádio da Luz, sealed by Vinícius Júnior’s stunning 50th-minute goal. The job is not finished, but the scoreline gives Madrid the advantage and forces Benfica to chase the game in Madrid. Squad availability is a key storyline: Rodrygo is only partially available, while Militão and Bellingham continue their recovery processes.
Benfica come in with confidence from domestic action, beating AVS 3-0 at home on February 21, 2026. Mourinho’s side also carry the urgency of a team that already needed a dramatic January moment to keep their Champions League campaign alive, when goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin’s goal forced this playoff. The first leg also had major flashpoints: alleged racist abuse involving Vinícius Júnior led to a 10-minute stoppage under UEFA’s anti-racism protocol, and Mourinho was sent off for dissent. With the Round of 16 draw path pointing to Sporting CP or Manchester City, this second leg has immediate consequences for the rest of the European season.
Kickoff Time
The match kicks off at 9:00 PM CEST (Madrid local time) on Wednesday, February 26, 2026.
- 8:00 PM UK time (Great Britain, Ireland Republic)
- 3:00 PM ET (USA, Canada)
- 12:00 PM PT (USA, Canada)
Where to watch on TV & Live Stream
Real Madrid vs Benfica will be played at the Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid. Major viewing options include Movistar+ in Spain, TNT Sports 1 in Great Britain, and Paramount+ in the USA, with many more official broadcasters listed below by country.
How to watch online
Official streaming is available through each territory’s rights holder apps and websites. In Spain, Movistar’s platforms carry the match; in Great Britain and Ireland Republic, discovery+ streams TNT Sports 1; in the USA, Paramount+ provides live coverage, with additional options through TUDN digital platforms and ViX. Many markets also offer direct-to-app access such as DAZN (selected countries), beIN SPORTS CONNECT, DStv Now, or Disney+ Premium where listed. Streaming typically requires an active subscription, and some services may require a TV package login or a paid add-on depending on your provider.
| Country | Official Broadcaster/Stream |
| 🇦🇱 Albania | Tring Sport |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | beIN Sports |
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | Canal+ |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | SuperSport |
| 🇦🇮 Anguilla | Bluu |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | Bluu |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | Disney+ |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | Fast Sports |
| 🇦🇼 Aruba | Bluu |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | Stan Sport |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | Sky Sport |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | Q League |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | Bluu |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | beIN Sports |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | Sony |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | Bluu |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | Q League |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | Proximus |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | ESPN 5 Norte |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | SuperSport |
| 🇧🇲 Bermuda | Bluu |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | Sony |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | Disney+ |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Moja TV |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | SuperSport |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | Space Brazil |
| 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | Bluu |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei Darussalam | beIN Sports |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | MAX Sport 2 |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | SuperSport |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | SuperSport |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | beIN Sports |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | SuperSport |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | DAZN |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde Islands | SuperSport |
| 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | Bluu |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | SuperSport |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | beIN Sports |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | Disney+ |
| 🇨🇳 China | iQiyiZhiBo8 |
| 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei | ELTA Sports 2 |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | Disney+ |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | SuperSport |
| 🇨🇩 Congo DR | SuperSport |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | Disney+ |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | Arena Sport 3 Croatia |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | Cytavision |
| 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | Nova Sport |
| 🇨🇮 Côte D’Ivoire | SuperSport |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | Viaplay |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | beIN Sports |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | Bluu |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | Disney+ |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | Disney+ |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | beIN Sports |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | Disney+ |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | SuperSport |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | SuperSport |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | Go3 Extra Sports Estonia |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | SuperSport |
| 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | TV3 MAX |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | V Sport Football |
| 🇫🇷 France | Canal+ |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | SuperSport |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | SuperSport |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | Q League |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | Amazon Prime Video |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | SuperSport |
| 🇬🇧 Great Britain | TNT Sports |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | Cosmote Sport 5 HD |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | Bluu |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | Disney+ |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | SuperSport |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | SuperSport |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | Disney+ |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | beIN Sports |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | Sport 2 Hungary |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | SÝN Sport 2 |
| 🇮🇳 India | Sony |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | beIN Sports |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | beIN Sports |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | beIN Sports |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland Republic | TNT Sports |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | 5Stars |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | Sky Sport |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | Bluu |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | WOWOW |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | beIN Sports |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | Q League |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | SuperSport |
| 🇰🇷 Korea Republic | SPOTV |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | Tring Sport |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | beIN Sports |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | Q League |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | beIN Sports |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | Go3 Extra Sports Latvia |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | beIN Sports |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | SuperSport |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | SuperSport |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | beIN Sports |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | Blue Sport |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | Go3 Extra Sports Lithuania |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | Pickx+ Sports 3 |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | iQiyi |
| 🇲🇰 Macedonia | Arena 2 Premium |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | SuperSport |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | SuperSport |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | beIN Sports |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | Sony |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | SuperSport |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | GO TV |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | beIN Sports |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | SuperSport |
| 🇾🇹 Mayotte | SuperSport |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | FOX One |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | Q League |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | Premier Sports 3 |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | Arena 2 Premium |
| 🇲🇸 Montserrat | Bluu |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | beIN Sports |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | SuperSport |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | Canal+ |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | SuperSport |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | Sony |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | Ziggo Sport 3 |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | DAZN |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | Disney+ |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | SuperSport |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | SuperSport |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | TV 2 Play |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | beIN Sports |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | Sony |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | beIN Sports |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | Disney+ |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | Disney+ |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | Disney+ |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | beIN Sports |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | Canal+ |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | DAZN |
| 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | CBS Sports |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | beIN Sports |
| 🇷🇪 Reunion | SuperSport |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | Digi Sport |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | Okko Sport |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | SuperSport |
| 🇸🇭 Saint Helena | SuperSport |
| 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | Bluu |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | Bluu |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | Sky Sport |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | beIN Sports |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | SuperSport |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | Arena 2 Premium |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | SuperSport |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | SuperSport |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | beIN Sports |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | Nova Sport |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | SportKlub |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | beIN Sports |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | SuperSport |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | beIN Sports |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | Movistar |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | Sony |
| 🇻🇨 St. Vincent / Grenadines | Bluu |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | beIN Sports |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | Bluu |
| 🇸🇿 Swaziland | SuperSport |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | Viaplay |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Canal+ |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | beIN Sports |
| 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | SuperSport |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | Q League |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | SuperSport |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | beIN Sports |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | SuperSport |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | Bluu |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | beIN Sports |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | tabii |
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | Q League |
| 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands | Bluu |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | SuperSport |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | Megogo |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | beIN Sports |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | Disney+ |
| 🇺🇸 USA | CBS Sports |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | Q League |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | Disney+ |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | ON Sports News |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | beIN Sports |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | SuperSport |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | SuperSport |
How to watch anywhere with VPN
A VPN helps you access your usual streaming service when you travel by routing your connection through a server in your home country. This can help with geo-blocks that stop apps and websites from working abroad. Use a VPN that supports iOS, Android, desktop, and Smart TV devices.
- 1. Get a VPN and install it on your phone, computer, or TV device.
- 2. Connect to a server in the country where your streaming subscription works (example: UK for discovery+).
- 3. Log in to your official platform and start the live stream.
VPN services usually require a paid plan. Your streaming subscription still applies, and you must use the official broadcaster listed for your region.
How to watch at Sportsbooks
Some sportsbook platforms offer live streams for selected football matches if your account meets access rules. Access often depends on having a funded account or placing a bet in the last 24 hours. Availability varies by country and licensing, so check the match page inside your sportsbook.
- Register for a sportsbook account in your region.
- Deposit to fund your balance (minimums vary by operator).
- Find the match and look for a live “Play” icon in the event view.
If the stream is not available, use the official broadcaster for your location from the table above.
Real Madrid vs Benfica has everything: a tight aggregate score, Round of 16 stakes, and a heated first-leg backdrop. Get your stream set early and follow TipsGG for lineups, live notes, and post-match updates.