Mourinho’s Benfica and Real Madrid in Champions League playoffs

Benfica secured a dramatic 4-2 victory over Real Madrid thanks to a 98th-minute header by goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin, sending both teams into the Champions League playoffs while Madrid missed out on a top-eight finish. Benfica’s win denied Real an automatic spot in the last 16, with the Spanish side finishing with nine men after two red cards. Andreas Schjelderup and Vangelis Pavlidis scored for Benfica, while Kylian Mbappe netted twice for Real in a thrilling match that ended with Trubin’s late heroics.

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