Thibaut Courtois was back as number one in goal for Real Madrid last night. Against Dortmund, he was once again decisive.
Yesterday, Thibaut Courtois won the Champions League for the second time in his career, two years after the first coronation against Liverpool. He is the first Belgian in history to lift the big-eared cup a second time.
Before him, Eric Gerets, Daniel Van Buyten, Simon Mignolet, Divock Origi, Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne had already reached the grail, but only once.
Author of several decisive interventions in the first half, the goalkeeper is relishing after the last few months of struggle: “It’s great. It’s a personal victory to play in this final” he declared to VTM.
Thibaut Courtois once again the savior of Real
Quickly returning to a stratospheric level, Thibaut Courtois confides having been given confidence by his teammates: “I had the feeling that I was going to play. I felt very good in training in recent weeks. In recent weeks, Jude Bellingham said to me: “I’ve never seen that from a goalkeeper.” Carlo Ancelotti also reportedly promised to take him to Wembley in March.
To pump Courtois up to the max. Very necessary given the team’s poor first half: “Our pressing was not good, we lost too much ball, which made them dangerous on the counterattack. I also tried to wake the team up with my saves . At the break, we were happy not to be behind and the coach adjusted some things so we switched to 4-3-3. 45 minutes later, the real Madrid won their fifteenth Champions League.
