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Real Madrid draw Benfica, PSG get Monaco in UEFA Champions League playoffs

Real Madrid handed tough UEFA Champions League draw against Benfica, the team that consigned them to the playoffs.
Real Madrid draw Benfica, PSG get Monaco in UEFA Champions League playoffs

Real Madrid must face their former manager Jose Mourinho again after being drawn with Benfica in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) playoff round, while reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain will face domestic rivals Monaco.

In a dramatic finale to the league phase of this year’s competition, Mourinho’s Benfica beat the Spanish giants 4-2 with a last-minute header from the Portuguese club’s keeper Anatoliy Trubin, sealing their place in the knockout rounds.