Arbeloa: Our main goal is to defeat Benfica

Sports 05:32, 26-01-2026

Real Madrid head coach Alvaro Arbeloa shared his plans ahead of the Champions League match against Benfica. This was reported by Zamin.uz.

The match is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, January 28, in Lisbon as the final round of the group stage of the competition. This was reported by *euro-football.ru*.

It is noted that the Benfica club is currently managed by experienced coach Jose Mourinho. There were also various rumors about Mourinho’s return to Real.

Commenting on his attitude towards this game, Arbeloa said: "Our main goal is to advance to the quarterfinals of the competition. The Benfica stadium has always held special significance for us, the Madrid team."

Additionally, Arbeloa recalled Real’s success in 2014. At that time, Real defeated Atletico 4-1 in the Champions League final held at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, becoming champions of the tournament for the tenth time in their history.

Arbeloa was on the bench for the team during that final.

Arbeloa Benfica Madrid Real Jose Mourinho

Nodirbek Razzokov

Muxbir

Similar news

Milan Rafael Leauni is waiting for offers ready for sale

The famous Italian football club “Milan” is considering selling the Portuguese fast wing-back Rafael Leauni. This was reported by Zamin.uz. This was reported by the Italian publication La Gazetta

Sports Today, 18:15

Erling Xoland prefers to stay in Manchester City

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has recently become one of the most discussed footballers in transfer topics. This was reported by Zamin.uz. In particular, the future of the Norwegian scorer

Sports Today, 16:45

Shoxasan Mirzamatov fights for the Octagon championship

Famous Uzbek MMA fighter Shoxasan Mirzamatov (16-4) confidently announced his readiness to claim the championship belt of the Octagon league. This was reported by Zamin.uz. He emphasized that he did

Sports Today, 16:04

The Real Madrid vs Manchester City return match begins

The UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg matches are ongoing. This was reported by Zamin.uz. Today's most important match will take place between the teams "Real Madrid" and

Sports Today, 11:30

Bruno Fernandes is close to joining rival club Arsenal

Manchester United football club captain Bruno Fernandes is making interesting plans for the future. This was reported by Zamin.uz. After his current contract expires, rumors have widely spread that

Sports Today, 08:11

Rüdiger spoke about the incident in which he received a red card

Real Madrid defender Antonio Rüdiger openly expressed his opinion about the recent incidents in the matches. This was reported by Zamin.uz. In the twenty-sixth round of La Liga, an interesting and

Sports Today, 08:06