The goal of Ukrainian goalkeeper and Portuguese "Benfica" Anatoliy Trubin in the last seconds against Real Madrid in the 8th round of the Champions League, which led the Eagles to the playoffs of the tournament, was recognized as the best goal of the round. This was reported by UNN with reference to the UEFA website.
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According to the voting results, the goal of Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin in the last seconds of the match against "Real" was recognized as the best in the 8th round of the Champions League.
In the voting for the best goal, Trubin surpassed Cypriot "Pafos" midfielder Vladislav Dragomir (goal against "Slavia"), London "Chelsea" forward Joao Pedro (goal against "Napoli"), and Milan "Inter" defender Federico Dimarco (goal against "Borussia").
Trubin also made it to the best team of the week, and his teammate, Norwegian Andreas Schjelderup, who scored a brace against Real Madrid, was recognized as the best player of the round.
"I'm not used to scoring," Trubin said after the match.
It should be noted that Trubin became only the fifth goalkeeper in the history of the Champions League to score a goal in the tournament. Before him, only Hans-Jörg Butt (3 goals), Sinan Bolat, Vincent Enyeama, and Ivan Provedel scored among goalkeepers - one goal each.
In addition, Trubin became the fourth goalkeeper to win the most matches against "Real" (three victories: twice with "Shakhtar", once with "Benfica"). More victories against "Real" than Trubin were achieved by:
- Oliver Kahn - 7 wins;
- Ederson - 4 wins;
- Gianluigi Buffon - 4 wins.
Recall
Lisbon "Benfica" in a high-scoring Champions League match achieved the necessary result in the confrontation with Real Madrid (4:2), guaranteeing themselves a place in the tournament playoffs. The team managed to get into the top 24 best teams of the tournament, and this happened not without the help of Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin, who plays for the "Eagles".