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Madrid overcome Benfica to reach Champions League last sixteen
Tchouameni and Vinicius scored in the 2-1 second-leg victory.
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Real Madrid advanced to the Champions League round of sixteen after defeating Benfica 2-1 at the Bernabeu. The home side recovered from Rafa Silva’s early goal, with Aurelien Tchouameni equalising quickly and Vinicius Junior scoring the winner in the eightieth minute.
Rafa struck in the fourteenth minute after Thibaut Courtois had initially kept out a deflected cross. Tchouameni answered two minutes later with a shot from outside the area. Federico Valverde assisted both Madrid goals in an influential performance during the play-off return leg.
Arda Guler had a goal disallowed, while Benfica also hit the crossbar before Madrid settled the match. Raul Asencio left on a stretcher after a heavy fall during the second half.
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