Benfica manager Jose Mourinho has described his side’s dramatic victory over Real Madrid as a moment for the history books.

Benfica scored a stunning stoppage-time winner through a header from goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin to send Mourinho’s side straight into the knockout stage of the competition, leapfrogging Olympique Marseille in the process.

The defeat also saw Los Blancos drop out of the automatic qualification places, despite starting the night in third position.

Sharing his thoughts in his post-match reaction, The Special One revealed that his team had to take a risk in the closing moments of the game.

“Winning or losing games in the final moment, with the final play, has happened many times, but to win you need to take risks,” Mourinho told UEFA.

“You think it arrives, but then it doesn’t, so you have to change a few things.

“In the end, one ball for them could make it 3-3, and with that, we would still be out.

“To win against Real Madrid carries importance and is significant. In that moment, we had to give it everything.”

Speaking on Trubin’s last-gasp winner, the 63-year-old said Benfica were confident their goalkeeper could make an impact.

“We knew he could do it.

“In the game at the Dragao two weeks ago, Trubin was also there in the final action and headed it, but a Porto player blocked it.

“You have to put the ball in there. It was a spectacular goal that, independent of our future in the competition, puts us into the next round and was a historic moment against Real Madrid.

“It is important for a few reasons — economically important for Benfica, and even more so from a prestige point of view.”

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