Spanish Real Madrid will compete in the playoff qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Champions League after losing to its Portuguese host Benfica 2-4 on Wednesday, so that the home team in turn will qualify for the playoff in the final seconds of stoppage time.Despite the double of French striker Kylian Mbappe (30 and 58), the loss led to Real Madrid, the record holder for the number of titles (15), falling to ninth place in the unified group stage, outside the top eight places that guarantee direct qualification to the round of 16.On the other hand, Benfica, supervised by former Royal Club coach Jose Mourinho, narrowly secured the last twenty-fourth qualifying place on goal difference, thanks to a goal it scored in the eighth minute of stoppage time.