Real Madrid had a superb week prior to this. They dismantled Monaco, with Kylian Mbappe in red-hot form. They then went away to Villarreal in the league, a very tough task, and did a thoroughly professional job - sinking the Yellow Submarine 2-0.

Benfica cruised to victory as they returned to domestic action on Sunday night, but it’s been a disappointing campaign in Portugal so far as they languish well off the pace.

They also find themselves in 29th place in the Champions League standings, and in desperate need of a win to have a shot at qualification.

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📂 Benfica v Real Madrid Cheat Sheet

📈 Benfica v Real Madrid Form & Tactics

As mentioned, Benfica have struggled in their domestic campaign and remain way off the pace set by league leaders and arch-rivals, Porto. It's a strange one, though, as they haven’t lost a single league game, but they’ve struggled to get some matches over the line, drawing six of their 19 games.

They were also knocked out of both domestic cup competitions, as they lost 1-0 to Porto and 3-1 to Braga.

They’ve lost five of their seven Champions League matches, winning two, which came against Napoli at home and Ajax away.

As for Real Madrid, they’re going well in Europe. They lost away to Liverpool and at home to Manchester City, but have won their other five so far.

Two of their three away games have been quite the watch. They stormed to a 5-0 win over Kairat in their first away game, and in their most recent outing on the road, they ran out 4-3 winners in Greece over Olympiacos.

As a result, goals have been a staple for Los Blancos. Their average sits at 3.9, one of the highest in the competition.

Benfica rank as one of the lowest for goals, though, at just 2.3.

📔 Benfica v Real Madrid Formation & Team News

Los Blancos will adopt their standard 4-3-3, with Alvaro Arbeloa happy to maintain continuity from Xabi Alonso’s system. Franco Mastantuono was handed a start in the weekend win over Villarreal, and could be pushing for another here, although Arbeloa may prefer to go with Goncalo Garcia.

They are without a few, notably in defence. With Antonio Rudiger, Eder Militao, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ferland Mendy all injured. That’s at least three of the starting back four if everyone is fit, which isn’t ideal - but they have been without them for a while now, and managed fine.

Mbappe is, of course, the one to watch; he’s netted a ridiculous 11 times in six Champions League matches this season.

Benfica play a not too dissimilar system. More of a 4-2-3-1, with a bit more of a rigid feel, whereas Real like to allow some freedom to get the best out of their superstars.

Benfica do have some absentees, including a couple which are quite important to how they play. Alexander Bah and Ricardo Rios both have key roles in this side, and are two of their best players; both are sidelined with nasty injuries.

Powerful Greek striker Vangelis Pavlidis will lead the line. His brace at the weekend saw him move on to 19 goals in 19 domestic appearances, although he has managed just one in Europe as Benfica have struggled to get a foothold in their campaign.

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