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Arbeloa Demands 'Complete Game' as Real Seek Benfica Revenge
Real Madrid aims to overturn a 4-2 loss at Benfica with Kylian Mbappé, who scored both goals in that match, back from a knee issue for the Champions League rematch.
- On Tuesday, Real Madrid returns to Portugal seeking payback after a 4-2 loss three weeks ago, with Kylian Mbappé available after missing the weekend match.
- Benfica stunned Madrid 4-2 three weeks earlier, with goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin's last-minute header securing the final knockout spot on goal difference.
- Mbappé has 38 goals this season and nine in his last six matches, and coach `Álvaro Arbeloa` said `He is doing very well` as Madrid manages his minutes.
- Arbeloa warned Madrid is prepared for the difficulty and what awaits on Tuesday, emphasizing the need to play a great game there at Benfica's Stadium of Light.
- The rematch is among knockout ties that also include PSG vs Monaco and Inter vs Bodø/Glimt, with Bodø/Glimt reaching the knockout stage after upset wins.
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Real Madrid is facing the Benfica de Mourinho in the first match of the 17th Champions League. It was Benfica the team that took the whites out of the first eight when they beat them by 4-2 in the last game of the league, thus forcing them to play the playoff while the Portuguese ranked in the discount with a goal from their goalkeeper. Arbeloa’s have the obligation to greatly improve their previous match in the Estadio da Luz, where they were g…
Arbeloa demands ‘complete game’ as Real Madrid seeks Benfica revenge in UCL 2025-26 playoff
Real Madrid manager Alvaro Arbeloa has called for focus, precision, and a complete 90-minute performance as his side looks to settle a score with Benfica in Tuesday’s Champions League playoff first leg.
Injured in the left knee at the end of last year, the captain of the French team almost hasn't blown since. And Real Madrid is counting on him not to leave the Champions League yet.
His team, which went down to hell in Lisbon a few 20 days ago, hopes to be confirmed with the muscle trivote. Mbappé returns and sits Gonzalo.
"Mourinho won't surprise me because I know what he's capable of. We know the intensity that Benfia will put in the game," says the trainer of Real Madrid, who expects Mbappé to play next meeting.
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