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Danish Millwall keeper saves four successive penalties in shootout during amazing comeback

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Svend Bertil Frandsen

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Danish goalkeeper Lukas Jensen, who plays for the English club Millwall, became the hero of the day for his team on Saturday afternoon. In the Carabao Cup, Jensen produced four successive saves in a penalty shootout against Queens Park Rangers to secure Millwall's progression to the next round.

[p]On Saturday, Danish [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/millwall/6uz2cJBL/"]Millwall[/a] goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jensen-lukas/ObhS6G5n/"]Lukas Jensen[/a] played his first match in 15 months and ended up as the big hero, saving all four spot-kicks in the penalty shootout against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/qpr/lrMHUHDc/"]QPR[/a] in the Carabao Cup.[/p][embed guid="2fb56d2e-7a38-402b-afce-d676541817dd" url="https://x.com/BBCLondonSport/status/2086121252733714638" social-type="twitter" /][p]It was Lukas Jensen's first match since April 2025, as he has been struggling with injuries over the past year.[/p][p][b]"It was a dream scenario. It’s something I’ve pictured in my head for a very, very long time. I thought beforehand that if it came down to penalties, I might be able to help the team and be the hero. And well, it went pretty well,"[/b] said the happy Dane to the BBC after the match.[/p]

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