Real Madrid v Benfica: Champions League knockout round playoff, second leg – live

2026-02-25 - 18:43

⚽ Champions League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off ⚽ Live scores | Read today’s Football Daily | Email Scott When these two grand old clubs came out of the hat, one after the other, hot on the heels of the joyful drama of Anatoliy Trubin’s insta-legendary header, anticipation and excitement rocketed. Two more matches like that, please; imagine the fun we’ll all have! Then came last week’s throughly dispiriting imbroglio, and now ... let’s just hope we get through the evening without anyone suffering unacceptable abuse while going about their daily business. It’s not much of an ask, and it’s painful to be required to set the bar so low, but here we are. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. Continue reading...