Real Madrid travels to Estadio da Luz to face Benfica in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League playoff round tonight. Dean Huijsen, Alvaro Carreras, and Aurelien Tchouameni are all one yellow card away from suspension for the return leg at Santiago Bernabeu.
The Spanish champions come into the match with momentum after a 4-1 win over Real Sociedad, but will need to be cautious as a loss at the same venue to Benfica less than a month ago dropped them out of the top-eight in the league phase standings.