There are many debates always around Real Madrid, but the goal has been immune to all kinds of theories for many years. Since Thibaut Courtois He arrived at the White Club in 2018, his domain between the three sticks has been indisputable, saving that initial period of alternation with Keylor Navasthe goalkeeper of the three consecutive Champions, during the brief period of Julen Lopetegu on the bench of the Bernabéu.
Only the injuries have altered the dominance of the Belgian goalkeeper in the white goal, and have also allowed the confirmation of Andriy Lunin as a replacement of guarantees. The Crusader rupture suffered during training in Valdebebas in August of 2023 He was able to launch a shadow of doubt about Bree's goalkeeper. But he did not prevent, on the one hand, a tremendously successful season of Madrid (Double Liga-Champions and five titles of six possible) and, on the other, that in his return Courtois he claimed his position with high-level performances.
The meringues were replaced after the expulsion of Asencio and beat Bellingham, Arda and Fede
His top had been the Paris European Cup End 2022 Before Liverpool, in which he made until nine stopsseveral of them in borderline situations, to lead the triumph of Madrid and the conquest of the Decimocula. In fact, he was chosen MVP From that final play in Saint-Denis, an unusual distorting for a goalkeeper.
Although quality may not be the same, the amount of stops made by Courtois ate Pachuca It places the performance of the Madrid goalkeeper even above that match against the boys of Jurgen Klopp. This past Sunday, Courtois made up to ten Salvadoras interventions, tournament recordshared with the dozen saves of Nathan Garrow with the Auckland City in the match between the Neozylalands and the Benfica. But the ocean goalkeeper fit Six goals Before the Lusos, and their success percentage barely exceeded the 60%. Thibaut's against Pachuca went above 90%.
Pavel Fernández thinks about the direct red of the central.
Courtois was the protagonist throughout the game that was the first triumph of Madrid in the Club World Cup and also at the break. During the pause, in a statements to DAZNcriticized the action of Asencio About Rondón that left Madrid with 10 in the absence of more than 80 minutes for the final whistle. “They are twice the same error“said the goalkeeper about the action of the central, who already committed a penalty before Al-Hilal On the other hand, this time inside the area.
