{"id":160219,"date":"2026-02-26T08:22:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T08:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=160219"},"modified":"2026-02-26T08:22:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T08:22:44","slug":"real-madrid-vs-benfica-champions-league-match-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=160219","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid vs. Benfica Champions League MATCH PREVIEW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yPH_KF_x_uU?rel=0&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>The UEFA Champions League is BACK with Leg 2 action of the UCL Knockout Round Playoffs, this time, our crew is taking a look at \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa &#038; Real Madrid&#8217;s return fixture vs. Jos\u00e9 Mourinho&#8217;s Benfica squad. Hannah Cash, JayDee Dyer, Michael Lahoud &#038; Geoff Shreeves are pleased to be joined by Guillem Balagu\u00e9 to preview the match up, discussing which squad they think has what it takes to make it through to the next round. Plus, the crew take a moment to chat about the controversy between Madrid&#8217;s Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior &#038; Benfica&#8217;s Gianluca Prestianni, which has resulted in UEFA suspending Prestianni.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 UEFA SUSPENDS Prestianni<br \/>\n0:43 UEFA statement on controversy<br \/>\n1:03 Benfica appeals decision<br \/>\n1:29 Guillem Balagu\u00e9 talks controversy<br \/>\n3:25 Has Mourinho lost credibility?<br \/>\n6:14 Will this affect the game?<br \/>\n8:15 What needs to change?<br \/>\n10:39 Can Benfica comeback?<br \/>\n12:00 Should Madrid worry vs. Benfica?<br \/>\n13:59 What to watch for<br \/>\n15:41 Final Thoughts<br \/>\n16:26 Watch More!<\/p>\n<p>#realmadrid #benfica #cbssportsgolazo #cbs #cbssports #soccer #football #preview #vinicius #vinijr #uefachampionsleague #championsleague #ucl #uefa<br \/>\nStream UCL on Paramount+ &#8211; http:\/\/bit.ly\/UCLonParamount<br \/>\nWatch UCL Extended Highlights &#8211; https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLkwBiY2Dq-oYX&#8211;AqrRszzMR4_C8YwiBn<br \/>\nWatch UCL Today with Thierry Henry, Kate Scott, Micah Richards and Jamie Carragher &#8211; https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLkwBiY2Dq-oYdin8WdtaOExGhaRZI_dJ8<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our other CBS Sports Golazo channels!<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CBSSportsGolazoEurope<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@golazoamerica<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@wgolazo<\/p>\n<p>Home of UEFA Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Champions League, UEFA Europa and Conference Leagues, NWSL, Serie A and Serie A Women, EFL Championship, EFL League One, EFL League Two and Carabao Cup, Concacaf Men&#8217;s World Cup Qualifiers and W Champions Cup, US Open Cup, USL, Liga MX, SPFL and more.<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yPH_KF_x_uU\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UEFA Champions League is BACK with Leg 2 action of the UCL Knockout Round Playoffs, this time, our crew is taking a look at \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa &#038; Real Madrid&#8217;s&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":160220,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-160219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer-world-wide"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=160219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/160220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=160219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=160219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=160219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}