Immediate Reaction: Real Madrid 2-1 Benfica
Real Madrid 2-1 Benfica (Tchouaméni & Vinícius Júnior). Through to the next round… Here is the reaction to the uneventful win. Up next: Player ratings, interviews and a podcast. After the disgraceful
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Vinícius has last word as Real Madrid wrap up victory over Benfica
Vinícius Júnior ran to the corner and danced again, just as he had done in Lisbon a week ago, but this time there was celebration all around him. There was also relief. With eleven minutes left on a sometimes nervous night at the Santiago Bernabéu, he had been set free to run through, putting the ball past Anatoliy Trubin and Real Madrid into the last 16 of the Champions League. A 3-1 aggregate lead secured, a place in the next round too, he set off and shook his hips in front of the flag, fa...
By Sid Lowe at the Santiago Bernabéu
Read full article →Vinicius hits winner as Real Madrid eliminate Benfica after racism row
Vinicius Junior scored the winner on the night as Real Madrid beat Benfica 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday, progressing 3-1 on aggregate to the last 16.Benfica gave the record 15-time champions a rough ride but fittingly Vinicius, who never hides from the spotlight, scored on 80 minutes to effectively end the contest.
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