{"id":110205,"date":"2026-02-25T23:03:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T03:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/vinicius-qualifies-real-madrid-for-champions-league-round-of-16-benfica-falls-2-1\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T23:03:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T03:03:53","slug":"vinicius-qualifies-real-madrid-for-champions-league-round-of-16-benfica-falls-2-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/vinicius-qualifies-real-madrid-for-champions-league-round-of-16-benfica-falls-2-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Vin\u00edcius qualifies Real Madrid for Champions League round of 16: Benfica falls 2-1"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Real Madrid secures its place in the Champions League round of 16 with victory over Benfica<\/h2>\n\nReal Madrid CF secured their qualification to the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League after defeating SL Benfica 2-1 at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u stadium. Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior emerged as a key figure, scoring the decisive goal in an encounter full of emotions.\n\nThe Brazilian striker, after a complicated first leg, proved his worth on the field, leading the team in the absence of Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, who was unable to play due to a knee injury.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Challenging Start for Real Madrid<\/h2>\n\n\nBenfica surprised at the start of the match, taking the lead with a goal from Rafa Silva in the 14th minute. This goal momentarily silenced the Bernab\u00e9u and increased the visiting team&#8217;s hope.\n\nReal Madrid&#8217;s response was immediate. Two minutes later, Aur\u00e9lien Tchouam\u00e9ni equalized the score, following a play by Fede Valverde, restoring calm to the team.\n\nThe match remained contested, with Benfica generating constant danger and forcing Thibaut Courtois to make crucial saves. Real Madrid&#8217;s defense showed some weaknesses, while the Portuguese team came close to scoring the second goal, even with a shot hitting the crossbar.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vin\u00edcius sentences the match<\/h2>\n\n\nThe crucial moment arrived in the 80th minute, when Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior, taking advantage of a pass from Valverde, precisely defined to put 2-1 on the scoreboard. The celebration of the goal was effusive, with Vin\u00edcius showing his connection with the fans.\n\nIn the final minutes, Benfica sought the tie, but Real Madrid managed to maintain the advantage, securing their place in the round of 16.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Match Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Goals: 0-1, m.14: Rafa Silva; 1-1, m.16: Tchouam\u00e9ni; 2-1, m.80: Vin\u00edcius.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\nReal Madrid advanced to the next phase, demonstrating its ability to overcome pressure moments. To aspire to the title, the team will have to raise its level, but in this match, it demonstrated its resilience and ability to compete in the Champions League.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid secures its place in the Champions League round of 16 with victory over Benfica Real Madrid CF secured their qualification to the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League after defeating SL Benfica 2-1 at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u stadium. Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior emerged as a key figure, scoring the decisive goal in an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":110206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[2444,270,254,402],"class_list":{"0":"post-110205","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-benfica","9":"tag-champions-league","10":"tag-real-madrid","11":"tag-vinicius-junior"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}