the Belgian Thibaut Courtoisgoalkeeper of real Madridconsidering that in the 1-0 victory against Liverpool the white team showed “authority and maturity” to not be confident in the 2-5 draw in the first leg of the round of 16 of Champions.
“They knew in the first leg that if they were crazy we could beat them from behind. Today we showed a lot of authority and maturity in playing our game and that was the key for us,” the Belgian goalkeeper told Movistar+.
“It was a good match for us. They tried to create chances. The first one was not very difficult, but the other one was DarwinI don’t know if it’s in or out, but you have to put your hand in. Until our goal came, they were in the game; but when we arrived we knew we would pass safely,” he analyzed.
Courtois did not choose any opponent for the quarterfinals. “You have to respect each team that passed. We’ll see who touches us. Last year we had the ‘bad luck’ that a big player touched us; but it’s also nice,” he declared.
The Belgian goalkeeper commented on the need for them to win Sunday’s match Barcelona, where they are nine points clear of LaLiga Santander. “If we don’t win, the title will be more difficult. You have to win just before the break. We have to win,” insisted Courtois.
For his part, Fede Valverde He admitted that “with the advantage of the first leg, we didn’t have a little conviction in the first half to score a goal and try to win,” he told Movistar +. “They have had many occasions and Courtois A lot has been saved for us, we are getting used to what happened last year”, he completed.
Source: La Verdad
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