Anatoliy Trubin celebrates his last-gasp goal
“Goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin scored a remarkable stoppage-time goal to claim a 4-2 win for Benfica against Real Madrid — sending Jose Mourinho’s side through to the play-offs as they condemned his former side to that additional knockout stage. A frantic night at a rain-soaked Estadio da Luz began with Benfica putting heavy pressure on Madrid, with an overturned penalty for Mourinho’s side in the 16th minute before Gianluca Prestianni saw a curling effort tipped over the bar by Thibaut Courtois. … What just happened?! Football. Stupid football. Stupid, crazy, delirious football. Don’t try and pin it down. It will wriggle free in new ways. It doesn’t obey. …”
NY Times/The Athletic
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