Portugal’s “Benfica” secured a victory over Spain’s “Real” in the concluding match of the eighth round of the main stage of the football Champions League.
The encounter in Lisbon finished with a score of 4:2 favoring the hosts. For the winners, Andreas Schjelderup netted a brace (36th and 54th minutes), while Vangelis Pavlidis (45+5, from a penalty) and goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin (90+8), who scored with a header from a cross), each added one goal. For “Real,” Kylian Mbappé found the net twice (30, 58). In added time, “Real” players Raúl Asensio (90+2) and Rodrygo (90+6) received red cards.
Across eight matches, Mbappé scored 11 goals and established a Champions League record for the highest number of goals in the group or overall tournament stage. Previously, the achievement belonged to Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (10).
Thanks to Trubin’s goal, “Benfica” (9 points) advanced to the Champions League playoffs from 24th place based on goal difference. “Real,” with 15 points, took ninth place in the standings and failed to directly qualify for the round of 16. Both clubs will participate in the qualifying matches for the next stage.
Results of other matches of the day:
“Eintracht” (Germany) – “Tottenham” (England) – 0:2;
“Athletic” (Spain) – “Sporting” (Portugal) – 2:3;
“Atlético” (Spain) – “Bodø/Glimt” (Norway) – 1:2;
“Ajax” (Netherlands) – “Olympiacos” (Greece) – 1:2;
“Bayer” (Germany) – “Villarreal” (Spain) – 3:0;
“Barcelona” (Spain) – “Copenhagen” (Denmark) – 4:1;
“Borussia” (Germany, Dortmund) – “Inter” (Italy) – 0:2;
“Club Brugge” (Belgium) – “Marseille” (France) – 3:0;
“Manchester City” (England) – “Galatasaray” (Turkey) – 2:0;
“Napoli” (Italy) – “Chelsea” (England) – 2:3;
“Pafos” (Cyprus) – “Slavia” (Czechia) – 4:1;
“Union” (Belgium) – “Atalanta” (Italy) – 1:0.
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