The Eagles saved the match by scoring twice late in the game.
Monaco lost dramatically at home in the minority Benfica in the fifth round match Champions League – 2:3.
Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatoly Trubin, as usual, appeared in the Orlov starting lineup. Before the start of the meeting, he pointedly did not shake hands with Russian Alexander Golovin, who plays for the Monegasques.
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Already in the 13th minute, Anatoly conceded during a quick attack by the hosts. Trubin parried the first shot, but his teammates could only stand and watch as Golovin rolled the ball to Elisse Ben Segir into an empty net.
Benfica was actively looking for happiness in front of the opponent’s goal, and achieved its goal immediately after the break – Evangelos Pavlidis scored. In the next few minutes, the opponents exchanged goals, which were canceled thanks to VAR. And soon Monaco was left with ten men – Wilfried Singo was punished with a second yellow card.
In the minority, Monaco managed to score the second goal. Sungutu Magassa, who came running, fired a low shot into the corner from 15 meters away, Trubin was covered by the defenders and didn’t even move.
But then Benfica turned on properly, pressed the opponent into his penalty area and managed not only to equalize the score, but also to snatch victory. Angel Di Maria provided two assists, and the saving goals were scored by two “jokers” – Arthur Cabral and Zeki Amdouni.
Monaco suffered its first defeat in this Champions League and dropped from second place to eighth. The Lisbon giants moved up to 14th place with 9 points. In the next round, Monegasques will play Arsenal away, and Benfica will host Bologna.
- Champions League. 5th round
Monaco – Benfica — 2:3 (1:0)
Goals: Ben Segir, 13, Magassa, 67 – Pavlidis, 48, Cabral, 84, Amdouni, 88
Removal: Singo (M), 58 – 2 residential complexes
Source: Sportarena
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