Trubin’s goal at Benfica-Real Madrid went around the world and was also experienced with extreme intensity outside of Portugal.
In England, for example, the panel of distinguished commentators made up of Micah Richards, Jamie Carragher and Thierry Henry presented extreme emotions. The first two were overjoyed by the moment they were witnessing live, but Thierry Henry, former French international and coach of the Gallic youth teams between 2023 and 2024, reacted coldly.
The moment was also experienced with some confusion by the panel members. Before the goal, Nico Cantor, presenter of CBS Sports Golazo, said he had doubts, to a certain extent, that the Benfica players knew they were out of a qualifying place, to which Henry corrected: «They know. Pavlidis did this [gesto a pedir o apoio dos adeptos]that’s why…”
And then we started to dissect the moments before the goal, like the image of Rui Costa frustrated with the fact that Trubin refused to launch a counterattack because he was wrongly convinced that 3-2 was enough for the eagles. «They don’t know! What the hell was this?!», said the presenter. «See! Rui Costa is upset», added Henry.
It’s true that not everyone knew, but at that moment when Trubin entered the area, everyone, on the field and everywhere else, knew. «They knew! Sit down! They knew. CAL-MA”, added Micah Richards in Portuguese. «This is a rollercoaster of emotions. He took a shot at the young coaches and is showing that he is still the man for this job! (…) What a result at home against Real Madrid!»
“Who said that game day madness isn’t madness?!”, shot Carragher, finally eliciting a smile from Henry.
“We will probably never see a moment like this again,” concluded Carragher.
At the same time, but in the Sky Sports studios, the panel of commentators began to get confused when they saw Trubin go up to the opponent’s box with Benfica at an advantage. Until he concluded that it was due to the Reds’ need to score the goal they were missing.
On TNT Sports, in a calmer moment, Steven Gerrard, Liverpool legend, said that Mourinho still has a lot to give to football and admitted that he needed to rest after what he saw happen at the Estádio da Luz. «They deserved it! They had probably the best performance of the night and certainly the best ending. I need to go to bed after this.”
