Benfica 4-2 Actual Madrid (Mbappé x2). Defeat in Europe… That is the fast response to the horrible efficiency. Arising: Participant scores, interviews and a podcast.
Jose Mourinho could be dealing with his former facet, and his former participant as Álvaro Arbeloa and his males visited the Portuguese capital. The group was as anticipated, with Raúl Asencio and Dean Huijsen beginning in the course of defence. Fede Valverde captained Actual Madrid.
The primary half was a blood bathtub, and Actual Madrid have been the victims of the bloodbath. Whole domination, from begin to end. Benfica hit the bar, they hit the submit, they hit the goalkeeper – they hit just about every thing however the internet within the opening half an hour. They might have been regretting these missed probabilities when Kylian Mbappé determined to money in his purpose per sport token. The house facet wouldn’t again down from right here although, going straight again on the assault and managing to seek out an equaliser via Andreas Schelderup. They then continued to hunt Madrid down and chase a second purpose – and catastrophe struck proper on the finish of the half. Benfica gained a penalty, and transformed to make it 2-1 on the break, and Actual Madrid had been on the receiving finish of a bodily and technical battering.
Actual Madrid started life within the second half with a missed Vinícius Júnior header. The Benfica probabilities then acknowledged to movement once more, with Thibaut Courtois making a low save to disclaim a 3rd. They discovered that third, when Andres Schelderup discovered the underside nook after Los Blancos have been killed in transition but once more. Kylian Mbappé wouldn’t let this stand, and pulled on again to try to scramble his sides approach again into the sport. Jude Bellingham noticed an effort fly over, earlier than Benfica once more regarded harmful on the different finish. Even towards the tip of the sport, it was nonetheless the house facet creating the higher probabilities. Raúl Asencio triggered an absolute implosion, after being proven a pink card (second yellow) for a foolish problem. Worse, Rodrygo Goes then was despatched for a barely early bathe, after being proven a pink himself, seemingly for dissent. Even worse, the goalkeeper scored to ship Benfica via to the subsequent phases of the competitors, and hand Actual Madrid the most important embarrassment in latest memor… In some way, even worse, Actual Madrid someway went from third to ninth – that means they should fulfil extra fixtures. Catastrophe, however deserved. 4-2 to Benfica. What do you consider Álvaro Arbeloa’s time on the helm to date?
