Benfica with Trubin barely snatched a victory in the first match of the 1/16 finals of the Europa League
Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatolii Trubin's Benfica beat Toulouse in the first match of the 1/16 finals of the Europa League. The match at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon ended with a score of 2-1. SSPDaily tells about it.
The first half of the match was scoreless. In the middle of the second half, the Portuguese team managed to take the lead. Thus, in the 68th minute, Angel Di Maria made a penalty kick.
However, the French team found the strength to win back. In the 75th minute, after a failure in Benfica's defense, Trubin's goal was shot by Mikkel Desler.
In stoppage time, the guests remained in the minority. In the 90+7th minute, Christian Mawissa Elebi received a second yellow card. And Di Maria made the second penalty of the game and brought the Eagles victory.
It should be noted that Trubin played the full match. However, the Ukrainian goalkeeper of Benfica did not have a lot of work because Toulouse performed only two shots during the whole match.
Review of the match Benfica - Toulouse
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The return match between the teams will take place in France on Thursday, February 22.
The draw for the 1/8 finals of the Europa League will take place on February 23, and the matches - on March 7 and 14.