Overview
- Anatoliy Trubin headed in during the eighth minute of stoppage time to seal Benfica’s 4-2 win over Real Madrid and clinch the final Champions League playoff spot on goal difference, according to the Associated Press.
- Jose Mourinho said he sent his goalkeeper forward because winning by one was not enough, calling it a calculated late risk that paid off.
- Planet Football responded by publishing a ranked list of notable goalkeeper goals on January 29 and placed Trubin’s effort at number five.
- Rogerio Ceni remains widely recognized as the top-scoring goalkeeper, with Guinness World Records crediting him with 129 career goals, while Jose Luis Chilavert is credited with 67 and is the only keeper to score a hat trick.
- Iconic keeper goals highlighted in recent retrospectives include Jimmy Glass saving Carlisle in 1999, Alisson’s 2021 winner for Liverpool, and long-range efforts such as Asmir Begovic’s 91.9-meter strike in 2013.