London, Jan. 29 -- The UEFA Champions League 2025-26 witnessed multiple interesting encounters during matchday 8 as Benfica thrashed Real Madrid at their home venue and Arsenal continued their unbeaten streak in this season.

Kylian Mbappe's brace went in vain as Benfica thrashed Real Madrid 4-2 in an interesting encounter at Estadio da Luz in Lisbon. Andreas Schjelderup scored twice for Benfica as Pavlidis (45+5') and Anatoliy Trubin (90+8') also added goals for their side to secure a memorable win.

Arsenal continued their unbeaten run in the league with a dominating 3-2 win over Kazakhstan's Kairat. Viktor Gyokeres scored the first goal of the match in the second minute. Kairat's Jorginho found an equaliser with a penalty goal in the s...