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Controversy mounts, Roberto De Zerbi apologizes

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Befuddled by the goal of Trubin, who in Lisbon, in a borderline finish, scored Benfica’s 4-2 loss to Real Madrid, and who is a goalkeeper by profession, Olympique Marseille was eliminated from the Champions League.In fact, Roberto De Zerbi’s men on Wednesday night put a lot of their own into getting themselves thrown out of the prestigious competition. On the Bruges pitch, they never got into the game and lost 3-0 to the rampaging Belgians.

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Benfica accomplishes the'impossible: beats Real Madrid 4-2 at the Stadio da Luz and qualifies for the next round.
Anatoliy Trubin scores the decisive goal in the middle of the opponent’s box: the Ukrainian goalkeeper beats Courtois by header.
Kylian Mbappé unlocks the match in the 30th' minute putting Real Madrid ahead. Schjelderup responds for the 1-1.
Vangelis Pavlidis transforms the penalty at 50' and signs Benfica’s overtaking Real Madrid.
Schjelderup extends for the Portuguese at 56' bringing Benfica to 3-1.
Mbappé brings Real Madrid back into the game at 58' with the goal of the momentary 3-2.
Raúl Asencio is sent off in the dying minutes, leaving Real Madrid down to ten men.
Even Rodrygo receives a red card, aggravating Real Madrid’s situation.
José Mourinho pushes Benfica to throw its heart over the hurdle.
Trubin’s goal in full recovery finally ends the game at 4-2 for Benfica.
Mourinho on cloud nine in the post-match: "The giant went up and scored a spectacular goal"
"A prestigious and economically crucial win" added the Special One.

At the end of the match, the Italian coach of the French team appeared visibly bitter about the disappointing ending. “We started the match in the worst way, yet we knew that our opponents would start off strong,” he pointed out. “We conceded two goals, then we tried to attack, but we failed to be effective”.

“In the second half, we knew we would have to do something different to get back into the game,” he later told Canal+ microphones. “We did not manage to score, neither in the first nor in the second half. We could have been more careful, but it is a bad day and you have to apologize”.

“Did we deserve to go through? Looking at today’s game, no. We played very badly and it” De Zerbi”s conclusion. Who in the coming days will surely suffer a series of media attacks from some French pundits, including former footballers. The controversy has already begun to mount after the triple whistle, after all…

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