Kylian Mbappé, one of Real Madrid’s main stars, left the Estádio da Luz unsatisfied with the team’s performance. Benfica won 4-2, with a goal from Trubin in the last play, and qualified for the playoff of the ‘eighth’ of the Champions League.
Kylian Mbappé scored two goals, but did not prevent Real Madrid’s defeat against Benfica, at the Estádio da Luz, 4-2, with the . On one side, the euphoria of the ‘reds’, on the other, the disappointment of the ‘merengues’. At the end of the game, the French forward spoke of an “embarrassing” situation.
“We played terribly badly. The fourth goal doesn’t change anything, but it’s a little embarrassing,” said Mbappé. “We don’t have continuity in our game. We can’t have a good day and a bad day, that’s not how a champion team plays”, said Real Madrid’s number ‘9’.
With the result, the Spanish team will have to change its planning for the coming weeks. “We wanted to have this period in February to work and have time, but it won’t be possible”, lamented Kylian.
The key was in the goal
Benfica fans will not soon forget this victory against Real Madrid. Not only because it was a triumph against the greatest champion of the Championsas well as the dramatic contours of the final result. At 90+7, a miracle happened in Luz. In the last move, Anatoliy Trubin went up to the ‘merengue’ area and headed the ball to make it 4-2, which was worth the ticket to the playoff of the ‘octavos’.
