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Goalkeeper's stoppage-time header sends Benfica to Champions League last 16
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Benfica's head coach Jose Mourinho, right, celebrates at the end of a Champions League opening phase soccer match between Benfica and Real Madrid, in Lisbon, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. - photo by AP Photo/Armando Franca
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — When Benfica was awarded a foul near the area deep into stoppage time, coach José Mourinho looked at goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin and told him to go into the penalty box for the set piece. Moments later, Trubin was at the bottom of a pile of Benfica players celebrating his goal, a decisive one against Real Madrid that sent the Portuguese club into the knockout round of the Champions League. Trubin's header gave Benfica a 4-2 victory and the goal difference it needed to make it into the top 24 in the league phase of the European competition.