Real Madrid head to Estadio da Luz for their final Champions League group-stage outing against Benfica on Wednesday.
The hosts are on the verge of elimination and will need to pull off an upset to stand any chance of clinching a place in the knockout phase.
A second-half double from Kylian Mbappe moved Los Blancos to the top of the La Liga table temporarily, before Barcelona eased past newly-promoted Oviedo yesterday.
Now on a run of three straight wins, including a 6-1 rout of Monaco in their last European involvement, Madrid return to Estadio da Luz for the first time since their 2014 final triumph against Atletico Madrid.
Madrid are currently third in the Champions League group-stage standings, but a defeat against Benfica could drop them outside the top eight, forcing them to go through the play-offs for the second season running.
Benfica’s 2-0 defeat to Juventus on matchday seven dealt a huge blow to their last-16 hopes, as they fell to 29th, two points shy of Olympiacos in 24th.
However, Jose Mourinho’s men returned to winning ways on domestic duty with a 4-0 win over Estrela on Sunday for their second victory in five outings after an 11-game unbeaten run before that.
Back on the continental scene, where they have lost five of their seven matches despite conceding fewer goals than 20 of the 36 teams in the competitions, As Aguias have no margin for error.
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