"Goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin scored a stoppage-time goal for Benfica to beat Real Madrid 4-2 and sneak into the play-off places after a pulsating Champions League clash. Kylian Mbappe's opener was cancelled out by Andreas Schjelderup and just before the break Vangelis Pavlidis converted from the penalty spot to put Jose Mourinho's Benfica ahead. Schjelderup bagged his brace after the break and although Mbappe soon scored his second of the evening, Real were frustrated by a solid display from Benfica and finished the game with nine players after Raúl Asencio and Rodrygo were both dismissed in stoppage time."
"Real struggled to clear a corner in the opening moments as the ball deflected off Tomás Araújo just past a post and Benfica were awarded a penalty in the 15th minute when Jude Bellingham was ruled to have fouled Gianluca Prestianni but, following a VAR consultation, the decision was overturned. Bellingham then had a shot blocked at the opposite end before Prestianni had a curling strike tipped onto the bar by Thibaut Courtois and the forward was denied again following a great sliding challenge by Bellingham at the near post."
Benfica defeated Real Madrid 4-2 after Anatoliy Trubin scored a stoppage-time header to secure an unseeded Champions League knockout spot. Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring for Real, Andreas Schjelderup equalised and Vangelis Pavlidis converted a penalty to give Benfica the lead before half-time. Schjelderup completed a second-half brace, Mbappé scored again, and Real finished the match with nine players following dismissals for Raúl Asencio and Rodrygo in stoppage time. A VAR-overturned penalty decision denied Benfica an earlier spot-kick, and Benfica advanced on goal difference from Marseille and Pafos while Real drop to the seeded play-off places.
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