Kylian Mbappé will miss the second leg of Real Madrid’s Champions League playoff in opposition to Benfica on Wednesday with a knee harm. According to ESPN, the ahead has felt discomfort within the knee just lately. The harm prompted him to overlook their La Liga match on Feb. 14 and the problem arose once more throughout coaching on Tuesday.
Real Madrid leads Benfica 1-0 on mixture.
Advertisement
Also lacking from Wednesday’s match might be Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni, who was provisionally suspended by UEFA following accusations of Prestianni directing a slur at Vinícius Júnior within the first leg. The midfielder denied he used racist language through the match, however reportedly told UEFA that he used an anti-gay slur through the change.
Elsewhere, Juventus has work to do as they face Galatasaray down 5-2 after the primary leg. In a battle of Ligue 1 rivals, PSG are up 3-2 on Monaco.
Earlier, Atalanta erased a 2-0 deficit after the primary leg in opposition to Borussia Dortmund to go up 3-2 after 57 minutes. Karim Adeyemi’s Seventy fifth-minute strike equalized the tie, however then Ramy Bensebaini’s foul, which resulted in a second yellow card, led to Lazar Samardžić’s 98th-minute penalty kick aim to ship the Italian facet to the Round of 16 the place they’ll face both Arsenal or Bayern Munich.
USMNT gamers concerned in Wednesday’s Champions League motion embody Weston McKennie (Juventus) and Folarin Balogun (Monaco), who scored both goals within the first leg in opposition to PSG.
Advertisement
Follow together with Yahoo Sports throughout Wednesday’s Champions League motion:
-
Sean Leahy
Juventus 1-0 Galatasaray
(Galatasaray leads 5-3 on mixture)PSG 0-1 Monaco
(Tied 3-3 on mixture)HT: Real Madrid 1-1 Benfica
(Real Madrid leads 2-1 on mixture) -
Sean Leahy
Maghnes Akliouche slipped on previous PSG goalkeeper Matvei Safonov simply earlier than halftime to provide Monaco a 1-0 lead and to stage on mixture 3-3.
-
Sean Leahy
Manuel Locatelli’s thirty seventh minute penalty offers Juventus hope as they search two extra targets.
-
Sean Leahy
The birthday boy almost gave Real Madrid a two-goal benefit within the tie.
-
Sean Leahy
What a solution from Real Madrid, who allowed Rafa Silva’s equalizer two minutes earlier than Tchouaméni’s first aim of the season.
-
Sean Leahy
-
Sean Leahy
Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni was provisionally suspended by UEFA forward of Wednesday’s match following accusations of Prestianni directing a slur at Real Madrid Vinícius Júnior within the first leg.
UEFA initially opened an investigation into the scenario after Prestianni was accused of directing racist language towards Vinícius Jr. throughout a match Tuesday. The contest — which Real Madrid received 1-0 — was delayed for 10 minutes following that allegation, as officers instituted UEFA’s anti-racism protocol.
-
Sean Leahy
-
Sean Leahy
Atalanta have been down 2-0, went up 3-2, gave up a Seventy fifth minute equalizer, and went forward one ultimate time because of a Lazar Samardzic penalty within the 98th minute.
Dortmund defender Ramy Bensebaini earned a second yellow card for a foul within the field, giving the hosts a late alternative to win the tie.
Atalanta will transfer on to face both Arsenal or Bayern Munich within the Round of 16.
-
Sean Leahy
-
Sean Leahy
After blowing a 2-0 lead coming into the second leg, Karim Adeyemi’s Seventy fifth minute aim has Borussia Dortmund stage late within the second half with Atalanta.
-
Sean Leahy
Down 2-0 getting into Wednesday’s second leg, Atalanta wanted an enormous efficiency at residence. So far, they’ve completed that and extra. First half targets from Gianluca Scamacca and Davide Zappacosta erased the German facet’s lead.
In the 57th minute, Mario Pasalic put Atalanta up 3-2 with a watch on advancing to the Round of 16.
-
Sean Leahy
PSG (4-3-3): Matvei Safonov, Willian Pacho, Marquinhos, Nuno Mendes, Achraf Hakimi, Vitinha, João Neves, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Bradley Barcola, Désiré Doué
Monaco (3-4-2-1): Philipp Köhn, Denis Zakaria, Wout Faes, Thilo Kehrer, Aladji Bamba, Lamine Camara, Caio Henrique, Vanderson, Folarin Balogun, Mamadou Coulibaly, Maghnes Akliouche
-
Sean Leahy
Juventus (4-3-3): Mattia Perin, Lloyd Kelly, Federico Gatti, Weston McKennie, Pierre Kalulu, Manuel Locatelli, Khéphren Thuram, Teun Koopmeiners, Jonathan David, Kenan Yildiz, Francisco Conceição
Galatasaray (4-2-3-1): Ugurcan Çakir, Abdülkerim Bardakci, Davinson Sánchez, Ismail Jakobs, Roland Sallai, Gabriel Sara, Mario Lemina, Lucas Torreira, Victor Osimhen, Noa Lang, Baris Alper Yilmaz
-
Sean Leahy
Real Madrid (4-4-2): Thibaut Courtois, Antonio Rüdiger, Raúl Asencio, Álvaro Carreras, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Arda Güler, Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde, Vinícius Júnior, Gonzalo García
Benfica (4-2-3-1): Anatoliy Trubin, Tomás Araújo, Nicolás Otamendi, Samuel Dahl, Amar Dedic, Rafa Silva, Richard Ríos, Leandro Barreiro, Vangelis Pavlidis, Andreas Schjelderup, Fredrik Aursnes
-
Sean Leahy
The draw for the Champions League Round of 16 will happen Friday at 6 a.m. ET. It might be streamed on-line through UEFA’s web site, YouTube channel and the Champions League app.
Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting CP, and Manchester City are the highest eight sides and might be drawn in opposition to the winners of the eight playoff matches over Tuesday and Wednesday.
Winners to face Arsenal or Bayern Munich
Borussia Dortmund vs. Atalanta
Bayer LeverkusenWinners to face Liverpool or Tottenham
Galatasaray vs. Juventus
Atlético MadridWinners to face Barcelona or Chelsea
Monaco vs. Paris Saint-Germain
Newcastle UnitedWinners to face Sporting or Manchester City
Benfica vs. Real Madrid
Bodø/Glimt -
Sean Leahy
2025-26 Champions League playoff draw
The draw for the Champions League Round of 16 will happen Friday at 6 a.m. ET. It might be streamed on-line through UEFA’s web site, YouTube channel and the Champions League app.
Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting CP, and Manchester City are the highest eight sides and might be drawn in opposition to the winners of the eight playoff matches over Tuesday and Wednesday.
Winners to face Arsenal or Bayern Munich
Atalanta
Bayer Leverkusen
Winners to face Liverpool or Tottenham
Galatasaray vs. Juventus
Atlético Madrid
Advertisement
Winners to face Barcelona or Chelsea
Monaco vs. Paris Saint-Germain
Newcastle United
Winners to face Sporting or Manchester City
Benfica vs. Real Madrid
Bodø/Glimt
Wednesday’s Champions League scores
FT: Atalanta 4-1 Borussia Dortmund (Atalanta advances 4-3 on mixture)
HT: Juventus 1-0 Galatasaray (Galatasaray leads 5-3 on mixture)
HT: PSG 0-1 Monaco (Tied 3-3 on mixture)
HT: Real Madrid 1-1 Benfica (Real Madrid leads 2-1 on mixture)