Benfica’s goal, emphasizing Jonathan’s mistake, was news in Spain, France and the Netherlands just minutes after it happened.
Benfica’s second goal soon made headlines around the world. Bearing in mind that the Eagles are winning the Champions League well and are at the top of La Liga, the newspapers that followed the match didn’t take long to rank Jonathan, the goalkeeper who scored an own goal.
A “fatal mistake,” El Mundo newspaper described. “A strange move, even if it is very strange, that allows Benfica to move forward”, ranked “De Telegraaf”. Also from the Netherlands, “Voetbal Primeur” alluded to the moment, as “something unusual in Luz”. In France, Diocotidian spoke of Benfica returning to victories by asking for extraordinary help. The unfortunate move of Jonathan, who received the ball poorly and which came easily and swept off Baeza’s feet, will surely be one of the highlights of Sunday’s media write-up.
The most saved goalkeeper in the Liga Bwin, Jonathan had already experienced another extraordinary moment in his career. In 2018, after ripping in Morerense’s goal, forcing FC Porto to a 0-0 draw, the Brazilian was the icon of the game, and in quick interviews, he spoke as if he had lost.
“We deserved to leave with a point,” he began, on January 30, 2018, later explained by a Sport TV journalist about the result: “I thought the last step was a goal. Confused. But I am happy, then!” Our team deserves it,” said the 31-year-old, who is in his second season at Rio Ave after spending two years at Guimarães and also at Moreira de Conejos, a club he arrived at in 2017, coming from Joinville.
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