Benfica boss Jose Mourinho credited a high-risk strategy for his side’s dramatic 4-2 Champions League victory over Real Madrid on Wednesday.
The win was sealed by an extraordinary last-minute goal from goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin, a strike that simultaneously knocked Madrid out of automatic qualification and secured Benfica’s spot in the play-offs.
With the match sitting at 3-2, Mourinho admitted that a Madrid equalizer would have ended Benfica’s run.
“To beat a club like Real Madrid, you have to give everything and take risks,” Mourinho told UEFA, noting that Trubin’s historic goal was both a massive financial boost and a matter of immense prestige for the Portuguese giants..”