The match, held at the "Estádio da Luz," reached its peak in stoppage time. At the moment when the score was 3:2 in favor of "Benfica," the team needed one more goal. In this decisive moment, goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin approached the penalty area and scored with his head, securing his team's advancement to the playoffs due to goal difference.
This moment sparked a real storm of emotions in the stadium. The head coach of "Benfica," José Mourinho, could not contain his joy and celebrated the victory against his former club from the sidelines.
Andreas Schelderup scored a brace, while Vangelis Pavlidis added another goal from the penalty spot. For "Real," Kylian Mbappé scored twice, bringing his tally to 36 goals in all competitions for the current season.
The match ended for the Madrid team under difficult conditions: they were left with nine players after the red cards shown to Raúl Asensio and Rodrigo. Despite the 15 points accumulated by "Real" in eight group stage matches, it was not enough to advance to the top 8.
Additional drama was added by the simultaneous defeat of "Marseille" by "Brugge" with a score of 0:3, which drastically changed the standings after that evening.
This match became one of the most memorable and emotional moments of the Champions League season.
