Champions League playoffs: Follow all the action as Real Madrid host Jose Mourinho’s Benfica

Will Real Madrid hold on to their slender advantage against Mourinho's side? Follow all the action here!

Wednesday night sees the final round of the Champions League play-off clashes take place, and by the end of the evening's play, four major European sides will have been eliminated from the continent's premier football competition.

Amongst those vying for a spot in the next round are 15-time champions Real Madrid, who must overcome Benfica in order to compete for a 16th title.

Although they carry a 1-0 advantage from the first leg, last night's shock exit of Inter Milan — at the hands of Norwegian minnows Bodo/Glimt — will be yet another reminder that nothing is assured in the Uefa Champions League, no matter how great the gulf in European pedigree.

Benfica, former champions — in 1961 and 1962— themselves are sure to give Los Blancos as tough a test as Real Madrid are likely to face all season. They also are led by two-time champion manager Jose Mourinho, who knows the Bernabeu inside out from three years there as head coach, in the previous decade.

Aside from the Madrid/ Benfica clash, tonight's match schedule is as follows:

Atalanta vs Borussia Dortmund — 17:45

Paris Saint-Germain vs AS Monaco — 20:00

Juventus vs Galatasaray — 20:00

Real Madrid vs SL Benfica — 20:00