This season, all Real Madrid players are taking it seriously. Very few of them escape criticism. We can even say that Thibaut Courtois is one of the rare players in the squad to hold his place and to be praised by the press. A strong starter in the Merengue cages, the 33-year-old Belgian has participated in 41 matches in all competitions. Often decisive for his team, even when the boat was rocking, he still conceded 39 goals. He also made 15 clean sheets.
Tuesday evening, the former Atlético de Madrid and Chelsea goalkeeper was there again against Manchester City in the 1/4th final second leg of the UEFA Champions League. The Spanish press has again bowed, likeEl Desmarque which gave it a 7.5. “He made several decisive saves in the first half. While the score was 0-0, he prevented City from opening the scoring on several occasions. He had to be replaced at half-time due to physical discomfort.
The tile for Courtois
Indeed, after disgusting the Skyblues for 45 minutes, Courtois did not return to the pitch at the Etihad Stadium. He was replaced by his understudy Andriy Lunin. This Thursday, Real Madrid communicated on the state of health of its number 1 goalkeeper. “Following the tests carried out today on our player Thibaut Courtois by the Real Madrid medical services, a muscular injury to the anterior rectus muscle of the right quadriceps was diagnosed. Waiting for development.”
The Spanish press, like the Madrid daily A.S.speaks of 6 weeks of absence for the Belgian, who had already complained of a physical problem during his warm-up on Tuesday evening. His injury is a terrible blow for Madrid. Courtois will notably miss the derby against Atlético on Sunday. He will also be absent during the quarter-finals of the Champions League against Bayern Munich. Alvaro Arbeloa will count on Lunin (4 matches this season, 315 minutes) to replace him.
