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Mourinho’s Benfica drag Real Madrid with them to Champions League playoffs

Benfica beat Real 4-2 which sends both teams into Champions League playoffs, as Madrid miss out on top eight.
Mourinho’s Benfica drag Real Madrid with them to Champions League playoffs

Goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin scored an astonishing 98th-minute header as Benfica beat Real Madrid 4-2 to keep themselves in the Champions League and deny their illustrious opponents an automatic spot in the last 16.

In an extraordinary finale on Wednesday, the Portuguese side were ⁠heading out despite leading 3-2 with seconds of stoppage time remaining before Trubin came forward for a free ​kick to score the goal needed to sneak into the playoff round on goal ‍difference.