Anatoly demonstratively ignored the footballer from a terrorist state.
Benfica's Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatoly Trubin did not shake hands with Russian Monaco midfielder Aleksandr Golovin before the match of the fifth round of the main stage of the Champions League of the 2024/25 season.
During During the pre-match greetings of the teams, Trubin demonstratively ignored the footballer from the terrorist state, without shaking his hand. Judging by the Russian's reaction, this action by the Ukrainian came as a surprise to him.
Trubin with handshake blank of golovin
Russia nt player completely dumbfounded…
If only they were fruitless pic.twitter.com/fEQl19KnGQ
— Zorya Londonsk (@ZoryaLondonsk) November 27, 2024
Note that the Portuguese team made a comeback on the road and snatched a victory over the Monegasques with a score of 3:2.
Thanks to this victory, Benfica (9 points) rose to 14th place in the overall standings of the main round of the League champions.
In the next round of the most prestigious European tournament, Benfica will host Italian Bologna on December 11.
Recall that in the updated Champions League format, 36 clubs play in a single league, where they will play against eight different opponents (four matches at home and four away).
The eight best teams of the main stage of the Champions League will reach the 1/8 finals. The clubs that take places from 9th to 24th in the overall standings will play paired play-off matches for a place in the 1/8 finals. The rest will finish their performance in European competitions.
