“The goalkeeper of Benfica became the hero of the match against Real and helped the team make its way to the playoffs of the tournament.”, — write: football.ua
The goalkeeper of Benfica became the hero of the match against Real and helped the team make its way to the playoffs of the tournament.
Anatoly Trubin, getty images January 29, 2026, 7:30 p.m
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Trubin became one of the main heroes of the tour after the historic match against Real Madrid, in which the Lisbon team won 4:2. The Ukrainian not only acted confidently in goal, but also scored the fourth, decisive goal at the end of the meeting, which allowed the Eagles to guarantee a place in the playoffs of the tournament.
Together with Trubin, his teammate, winger Andreas Schelderup, who was recognized by UEFA as the best player of the 8th round, was also included in the symbolic national tour team.
According to the results of the general stage, Benfica scored 9 points and finished in 24th place, the last pass to the playoffs. The Portuguese club was ahead of Marseille thanks to a better difference in goals scored and goals conceded, and Anatoly Trubin’s goal made a decisive contribution to this indicator.
Symbolic national team of the 8th round of the Champions League-2025/26:
Trubin (Benfica) — Bruno (Paphos), Romero (Tottenham), Burn (Newcastle), Dimarco (Inter) — Tillman (Bayer), McAllister (Liverpool), Yamal (Barcelona) — Schelderup (Benfica), Pedro (Chelsea), Geg (Bude-Glimt).
We will remind you that Arsenal, Bayern, Liverpool, Tottenham, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting and Manchester City went directly to the 1/8 finals of the Champions League, while the current winner of the tournament, PSG and Real will play in head-to-head matches.