Thibaut Courtoisgoalkeeper of Real Madrid, criticized the first part of his team against the Borussia Dortmund for 0-2 down at half-time and reflected on the reaction in the second half where, in his opinion, they played “with an intensity worthy of a match” in the Champions League.
“In the first half, we were not good. We didn’t press well, they took too many risks for us. They scored two goals very quickly and they had other chances… at half-time we settled it. We need to see where to improve. We reacted and we knew that if we scored the first goal we could win. In the second half we pressed better, man to man, we played well, with the intensity that deserves a Champions League match and that’s the difference,” he told Movistar+.
“They play too easily for us near the area. Brandt, He had a great shot, he shot and I made a great save, but it could have gone into the top corner and it was 0-3 at halftime. We have to wake up and react, but we won’t always react. On Saturday we have to start like we did in the second half,” he added.
A Courtois explaining how they felt they could get the game back.
“On the field sometimes you feel them. You notice. I don’t want to call it fear of the enemy, but you know what Real Madridd it will hurt you. “If we play like the second half, Saturday will be better,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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