Lisbon snatched a draw in the home match with the Scottish "Rangers".
Portuguese Benfica Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatoly Trubin played a draw at home with the Scottish Rangers in the first match 1/8 finals of the Europa League. The match at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon ended with the score 2:2.
The visitors scored first in this meeting – already in the 7th minute, scored Tom Lawrence.
The teams exchanged goals before the break. In the 45+2nd minute, Angel Di Maria equalized the score by converting a penalty. However, in the 45+5th minute, after the failure of the Lisbon defense, Dudjon Sterling scored for the Rangers.
In the second half, Roger Schmidt’s team managed to come back for the second time in this fight. In the 67th minute, the ball was cut into his own goal by visiting defender Connor Goldson.
Trubin entered the starting line-up for Benfica and played the full match on the field . During the entire game, he conceded two goals and made three saves.
Review of the match “Benfica” – “Rangers”
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The return match between Rangers and Benfica will take place on Thursday, March 14, in Glasgow, Scotland.
The draw for the 1/4 and 1/2 finals of the Europa League will take place on March 15.
We would like to remind you that the Europa League final is scheduled for May 22 in Dublin, Ireland at the Aviva Stadium.