German keeper shines: Trubin’s Champions League predecessors | OneFootball

It's an image for eternity! Benfica's keeper Anatoliy Trubin heads the ball into the net after a free kick, and everyone supporting Benfica goes wild. With this goal, they secured their spot in the CL playoffs. Now, Real Madrid also has to face the consequences after their 2-4 defeat.

Even though the goal will surely go down in Champions League history, the Benfica goalkeeper is not the first keeper to score in the elite competition. Before him, five goalkeepers had scored in a CL match.

A German keeper, in particular, is often featured.

Jörg Butt for Hamburg against Juventus – September 13, 2000.

Jörg Butt for Bayer Leverkusen against Juventus – March 12, 2002.

Jörg Butt for Bayern Munich against Juventus – December 8, 2009.

Sinan Bolat for Standard Liège against AZ Alkmaar – December 9, 2009.

Vincent Enyeama for Hapoel Tel Aviv against Olympique Lyon – September 29, 2010.

Ivan Provedel for Lazio against Atlético Madrid – September 19, 2023.

Anatoliy Trubin for Benfica against Real Madrid – January 29, 2026.

Trubin's goal was incredible, but can we just take a moment to acknowledge that Butt scored for three different teams in the elite competition? Simply wild.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

📸 PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA - AFP or licensors