Courtois: ‘Real has eliminated teams that are good at spending money’
SpainGoalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is proud of the fact that Real beat the teams that spend a lot of money on their way to the Champions League final this season.
“We’ve eliminated very big teams who have spent a lot of money trying to win the Champions League. That’s the path we’ve come across.” Courtois said after the semi-final second leg at the Bernabeu on May 4.
On the way to the finals this season, Real turn type PSG in round 1/8, Chelsea in the quarterfinals and Man City in the semi-finals. Real’s three champions are all teams that have spent billions of dollars in the transfer market over the past 15 years. Except for Chelsea, the team has two titles, PSG and Man City do not know the glory in the Champions League.
Courtois celebrates victory after eliminating Man City. Image: Reuters.
In the semi-final second leg on May 4, Real won Man City 3-1 and reached the final with a final score of 6-5. Before the Spanish team won, the away team had a big advantage in Riyad Mahrez’s opening goal in the 73rd minute. At that time, Man City led with the final score 5-3.
The turning point of the match came in the 90th minute. Rodrygo scored twice within a minute, saving Real from the danger of being eliminated, leveling the final score 5-5. When the game entered the fifth minute of the first extra time, Karim Benzema The penalty kick completes the upstream. Real in the final, against Liverpool May 28 in Paris.
The main development of the Real 3-1 Man City match in the semi-final second leg on May 4.
When asked to explain the comeback, Courtois replied: “I have only one word to explain: Real. This club has the ability to do anything. We always believed until the last minute. Right in front of the table. 1-1, Ferland Mendy saved. When it was 1-1, you could see every Real player believed in coming back. And when it was 2-1, City were considered lost. type”.
In the current generation, some Real players have won four Champions Leagues in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Meanwhile, Courtois has never won. However, the Belgian goalkeeper does not think that his desire is greater than that of his glorious teammates.
“Having reached the final, everyone wants to win the same. If you’ve won four titles, you want to be a legend with five titles. Real go to the final to win,” Courtois emphasized.
Thanh Quy (according to AS)
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