An improbable Anatoliy Trubin header in second-half stoppage time capped off a remarkable 4-2 win for Benfica over a listless Real Madrid on Wednesday. Los Blancos had no answers for the Portuguese side and were thoroughly beaten on the road,…
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How Jose Mourinho’s Benfica stunned Real Madrid to qualify for Champions League play-offs
Firsts are not easy to come by for Jose Mourinho at this stage of his long, often highly dramatic, career.
But on Wednesday night in Lisbon, Anatoly Trubin provided such a moment.
Simply beating 15-time European champions Real Madrid was not going…
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Champions League round-up: Five English clubs into round of 16, Benfica reach knockout phase play-offs – UEFA.com
- Champions League round-up: Five English clubs into round of 16, Benfica reach knockout phase play-offs UEFA.com
- Champions League: Benfica keeper earns playoff place; Liverpool, Spurs and City book top-eight spots – as it happened The Guardian
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Guardiola admits Man City panic over Mourinho’s Benfica strategy
MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola has revealed the Manchester City squad watched the final minutes of Benfica’s dramatic win over Real Madrid in the dressing room and were panicking when goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin was sent forward before…
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Mourinho’s Benfica drag Real Madrid with them to Champions League playoffs | Football News
Benfica beat Real 4-2 which sends both teams into Champions League playoffs, as Madrid miss out on top eight.
Published On 28 Jan 2026
Goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin scored an astonishing…
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Arteta hails ‘unbelievable’ Havertz in Kairat win | Video | News
Mikel Arteta described Kai Havertz’s return to the first team as “unbelievable” as our German attacker had a hand in all three goals in our win over Kairat Almaty.
Kai set up Viktor Gyokeres for his 10th goal of the season inside two minutes,…
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Champions League top scorers: Kylian Mbappé leads Harry Kane and Erling Haaland – UEFA.com
- Champions League top scorers: Kylian Mbappé leads Harry Kane and Erling Haaland UEFA.com
- List of leading Champions League scorers makes some interesting reading The Mag
- ⚽ Decisive UCL round sees strikers on fire, check out the all-time top…
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PSV 1-2 Bayern (Jan 28, 2026) Game Analysis
Harry Kane came off the bench to score the winner as Bayern Munich beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 to seal second place in the Champions League table and an automatic spot in the last 16.
Kane’s clinical finish was his 35th goal of the season in all…
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Man City 2-0 Galatasaray (Jan 28, 2026) Game Analysis
Erling Haaland ended his goal drought as Manchester City sneaked into the last 16 of the Champions League with a 2-0 win over Galatasaray.
Haaland scored for the first time from open play in 10 appearances and Rayan Cherki added a second before…
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Arsenal 3 – 2 Kairat – Match Report
Kai Havertz marked his first start of the season with a goal and an assist as we defeated Kairat Almaty to make it eight straight wins in the Champions League league phase.
The German slipped through Viktor Gyokeres after two minutes to open the…
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