Remarkably, this was the first meeting between the European giants since 1965, but there was no time for sentimentality as Benfica needed a win to advance. Instead, a corner kick in the seventh minute caused chaos in Real’s box and created the first chance before it was rebounded. Thomas Araujo Then narrow and widen it.

Moments later, Davide Massa awarded the Whites a penalty for a player foul, and the Whites were again sent off. jude bellingham above Gianluca Prestianionly to reverse his decision after checking the pitchside monitor.

Prestiani’s luck was still there midway through the first half, when his curling shot hit the crossbar. Thibaut Courtois.

The resulting corners were then recycled in the following way. Nicolas Otamendibut Fredrik Ausnes‘s volley lacked confidence to beat the goalkeeper.

30 yard rocket from Alda Guler Sailing with a wide splayed beard was a warning sign that one-way traffic was over, and that was proven 30 minutes later. Kylian Mbappe I arrived at the back post to go home. Raul Asensio With this cross, he became the first player to score in the second half since Ferenc Puskas.

However, the lead lasted only seven minutes. Asensio was denied his own headed goal. Anatoly TrubinBenfica’s next attack will be Vangelis Pavlidis He broke through Real’s defense and crossed to Andreas Schjelderup, who headed the ball just out of Courtois’ reach.

Alvaro Arbeloa’s side held on until the interval, but Schjerderup’s shot was blocked on the line. federico valverde prior to Leandro Barreiro He gave a huge nod from three yards out. In the end, the record UCL champions fell behind in stoppage time. Aurelien Choameni Pavlidis converted the penalty in the middle after dragging Otamendi into the area.

I survived a golden opportunity, Vinicius Junior In the attack and defense just after the start of the second half, Agias’ night improved as Schjerdelup cut in from the left side with a fluid movement from deep in his own half and beat Courtois at the near post.

However, just four minutes after the Norwegian’s brace, Mbappe, who had been set up by some great play from Guler, also fired a clean finish into the bottom corner.

Trubin was kept busy by Güler and Bellingham as the second half progressed, while Barreiro was thwarted by Courtois and key blocks denied Mbappé and Schjerderup’s hat-trick.

A difficult night was made worse in stoppage time when Asensio was shown a second yellow card and Los Merengues were reduced to nine men. rodrigo He was joined by two yellows in 60 seconds.

And in the final minute of stoppage time, the hosts put everyone in front and converted a free kick from Orsnes, which goalkeeper Trubin scored in the most dramatic fashion, lifting Benfica into 24th place in the final action of the match.

Mourinho may be nearing the end of his managerial career, but he often remains involved in some of the most memorable moments.

Flash Scoreman of the Match: Andreas Schjerderup (Benfica)

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