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20 days after sensational goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin fired a 98th-minute header past Thibaut Courtois to send Benfica through to the Champions League knockout stage on goal difference, Real Madrid reluctantly return to the Estadio da Luz ready to face another bout of Jose Mourinho-tinged madness.

It’s easy to forget that moments before Trubin’s exploits, Kylian Mbappé had a perfectly legitimate goal – one that would have completed a hat-trick – scored because he caught both Trubins. And the referee off guard. This sparked a breathtaking chain of events that also included a red-hot Rodrygo that reduced Los Blancos to nine men. Raul Asencio had earlier capped a horrible individual display with an early shower.

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