Video: United star has already produced Trubin viral moment of magic against Madrid

The Champions League produced one of those moments that was, and will continue to be, discussed all across the continent on Wednesday evening. Moment of magic With SL Benfica leading Real Madrid 3-2, the Portuguese side began to see out the match. Nonetheless, they soon realised that they needed a two-goal cushion to advance in the final 24th league spot in the Champions League. Jose Mourinho encouraged his goalkeeper, Anatoliy Trubin, to go up for a free kick in the 98th minute of play. The Ukrainian rose like a salmon and powered a centre-forward type header past Thibaut Courtois to give Benfica the 4-2 lead they needed to progress. Mourinho celebrated wildly in front of the bench of his former employers, and the Champions League produced another iconic moment. Senne Lammens Manchester United have sadly not been involved in any European competition this year after last season’s disastrous 15th-place finish in the Premier League and loss to Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League final. Nonetheless, United’s impressive new goalkeeper has already had a moment like Trubin against Real Madrid, just in a significantly less high-profile situation. The club’s official website reports, “our very own Senne Lammens also went viral with a headed equaliser against the Spanish giants in the UEFA Youth League, back in 2019.” The article continues to explain, “then at Club Brugge, he came forward for a corner and rescued a point, by making it 2-2, to send the Belgian side through to the next stage, with a goal at the death.” Lammens already caused confusion in the opposition box this season when he went up in the last minute in the 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur in early November. He did not make contact with the ball, but he helped make space for Matthijs de Ligt, who headed home a last-gasp equaliser. Speaking on the moment, he added, “so I like to believe I played, also, a small role in that one, the goal of Matthijs. So, yeah, hopefully, in the future, we’re not behind. But, if we are behind, I can help the team as well and maybe score a goal one time.” Senne Lammens career stats ClubMatches playedYears Active Club Brugge42021-22 Royal Antwerp642023-25 Man United182025- Source: transfermarkt.com Featured image Michael Regan via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.