Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published on Thursday, 29 January 2026, 00:19 / Updated on Thursday, 29 January 2026 00:45
Benfica Jose Mourinho's produced the surprise of the night in the Champions League and won real madrid at the Estadio da Luz, score 4-2, in the last match of the single group of the Champions League.
Although Real Madrid led, the sock of the “fox” Mourinho paid off. Benfica came back from 0-1 down and even led at one point 3-1 after goals from Schjelderup (double) and Pavlidis. Mbappe made it 3-2, a result in which the Lusitanians needed one more goal to catch the play-off.
PHOTO. Goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin scored in the last phase against Real Madrid and sent Benfica into the play-offs!
In the 90+8th minute of the match, Aursnes executed a free kick in the box, Trubin put his head on the ball and beat Courtois! The referee blew the whistle immediately after the final goal of the game.
The Ukrainian goalkeeper's goal sent Benfica into the play-offs and secured Mourinho a prestigious victory that came at a tense time.
Everyone was curious to see how Mou and Arbeloa would interact after Jose's stinging references when he referred to “big teams coached by unknowns”.
Before the start of a fairytale match, the two shook hands and hugged.
The standings in the Champions League
