Real Madrid will be without their leading goalscorer Kylian Mbappé and their best playmaker Jude Bellingham when they host Benfica in the second leg of the Champions League knockout phase playoffs.
The 15-time European champions come into the all-important fixture with a one-goal advantage after Vinicius Junior found the back of the net in spectacular fashion at the Estádio da Luz. The racial storm that followed marred the match—and the tie—but the second leg still must be played to determine which team books its place in the round of 16.
