In response to Rafa Silva's goal, the hosts answered with goals from Aurélien Tchouaméni and Vinícius Júnior. The "Whites," who won away with a score of 1:0, moved on to the next stage of the playoffs, where last year's winner PSG will also participate, having dealt with Monaco (3:2, 2:2). Recall that José Mourinho's Benfica ended up in the "playoffs" thanks to a dramatic victory over Real Madrid in the final round of the group stage. **REAL — BENFICA — 2:1** MADRID. "Santiago Bernabéu." Kick-off at 23:00. REFEREE: Vinčić (Slovenia). REAL: Courtois — Raúl Asensio (Alaba, 77), Rüdiger, Carreras (F.García, 91+), Alexander-Arnold, Tchouaméni, Camavinga (Mastantuono, 77), Valverde (c), Vinícius Júnior, Arda Güler (Palacios, 84), G.García (Pitarč, 84). BENFICA: Trubin — Otamendi (c), Araújo, Dahl, Dedić, Barreiro (Lopes Cabral, 91+), Rios, Rafa Silva, Schelderup (Barrenetxea, 85), Eursnes (Ivanović, 85), Pavlidis. GOALS: 0:1 — Rafa Silva (14). 1:1 — Tchouaméni (16). 2:1 — Vinícius Júnior (80). YELLOW CARDS: Rios (35), Otamendi (51), Raúl Asensio (57), Palacios (96+). First match — 1:0 Result of the day: **PSG — Monaco — 2:2** Goals: 0:1 — Akliuš (45). 1:1 — Marquinhos (60). 2:1 — Kvaratskhelia (66). 2:2 — Teze (91+). Red card: Koulibaly (59, Monaco). First match — 3:2