Ramos converted a 50th-minute penalty kick and Benzema added to the lead in the 70th to move Madrid in front of Barcelona, who on Friday were held by fourth-place Sevilla to a 0-0 draw.
All football in Spain has been suspended since March as a precautionary measure against the spread of COVID-19 and Ramos stated he is itching to get back on the field and compete again.
The fixture by itself is considered one of the biggest matches in football and Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos said that the atmosphere in the week before the match itself is different from others.
The Madrid captain said Tuesday the ban may give the English team a boost ahead of Wednesday's first leg at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
Sergio Ramos matched goalkeeper Iker Casillas' milestone with his 167th game for Spain on Sunday in their win against Faroe Islands in Euro qualifiers.
The first team captain arrived at Real Madrid in the summer of 2005 as the first signing by Florentino Perez after he was elected the club's president.
Ramos will also miss the first leg of the quarterfinals if Madrid advances, as UEFA said he deliberately provoked the yellow card in the first leg so he could be available for future matches.
Frenkie De Jong, who is set to join Barcelona in the summer, called out Sergio Ramos' hubris as the Spanish defender was penalized and will have to sit out of the Tuesday match.
UEFA says its disciplinary panel found Ramos guilty of "clearly receiving a yellow card on purpose" against Ajax two weeks ago.
Real Madrid were coming off a five-match winning streak in the league, but they weren't able to get past their relegation-threatened rival at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
Sergio Ramos netted his 100th career goal to put Madrid ahead, and Lucas Vazquez and Vinicius Junior added to the lead.
Luka Modric, Marcos Llorente, Sergio Ramos and an own goal from Yahina Nader sealed Real Mardid's 4-1 win over Al Ain.
A magazine reported Ramos failed a doping test after the Champions League final against Juventus in 2017, and that the Madrid captain did not follow proper procedures when asked to take a test.
The Spanish coach decided to give a rest to captain Sergio Ramos after he suffered a cut to his left eyebrow during the Atletico match.
At 1-1 in the 48th minute and with Leganes holding their own, Benzema skillfully headed in an out-swerving cross from Marco Asensio despite tussling with defender Jonathan Silva.
Russia won a World Cup knockout game for the first time since the Soviet Union in 1966, defeating Spain 4-3 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 tie.
Karius was injured in collision with Sergio Ramos while defending a corner kick in the second half of Liverpool's 3-1 loss to Real Madrid on May 26
FIFA World Cup 2018 will start from 14th June and it might be the last chance for many star players who want to achieve this ultimate glory.
Ramos has also angered fans of Liverpool and Egypt for his earlier challenge that ended Mohamed Salah's game due to an injured left shoulder.
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah was hurt when he tangled with Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos and had to go off in the 30th minute.
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