Benfica visited Monaco in the Champions League. The Portuguese team, who entered the last five minutes of the match trailing, made a magnificent comeback. After the match, the image of Angel Di Maria and Kerem Aktürkoğlu did not go unnoticed on the screens. Here are the details... In the 5th week of the Champions League, nine matches were played today. In these matches, 27 goals were scored, and Benfica, wearing the jerseys of Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Orkun Kökçü, made a magnificent comeback. The home team ended the first half of the match played at the Louis II Stadium ahead with a goal from Ben Seghir in the 13th minute. At the beginning of the second half, the score was equalized with a goal from Pavlidis. Monaco, who were reduced to 10 men after Singo received a red card in the 58th minute, took the lead 3-2 with goals from Cabral in the 84th minute and Amdouni in the 88th minute. With no more goals in the remaining minutes, Monaco left the field with a 3-2 victory. After the match, Benfica's head coach Bruno Lage gathered the team in the middle of the field and said, "Believe that we need everyone. The kids on the bench won the match today. We are having a great season. We will do our best." On the other hand, Kerem's performance was evaluated in the Portuguese press with the following statements: "He tried a lot but achieved very little. He tried to be a kind of wing-back on the left. He opened the second half with a perfect cross for Pavlidis's almost perfect header. However, he was not fast enough to close down Benfica's midfield, which allowed Magassa to make it 2-1 without feeling any pressure." After the match, a particular image caught attention. After the referee's final whistle, Kerem Aktürkoğlu laid down on the ground. In the 90+2 minute, Angel Di Maria, who assisted the last two goals that brought the victory and left his place to Rollheiser, immediately entered the field as the referee blew the final whistle and went to Kerem Aktürkoğlu. The Argentine legend, with a smiling face, lifted Kerem up and after whispering something in the star player's ear, headed towards his other teammates. These moments were captured by the cameras in real-time.
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