The Belgian Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid goalkeeper, after leading his team to crown the Spanish Super Cup title on penalties at the expense of Atletico Madrid on Sunday in Jeddah, that his team entered the penalty shootout with "greater confidence" from the Atleti.
The Belgian goalkeeper shine remarkably in the meeting with his wonderful challenges that kept his nets clean for 120 minutes, in addition to his penalty kick from Ghanaian Thomas Barthy, to bring Merengue a step closer to carrying the cup.
"We are very happy, it was a strong match, as usual, against Atletico Madrid. We played with a big order, and when Atletico threatened us, I was present, just as Vedic (Valverde) ) He made this intervention at the end of the match, but we held up, and entered the penalty shootout with more confidence than the opponent. ”
On Valverde's decisive shot with Alparo Morata, the Atletian striker, he blocked him from the back when the latter was about to go in with the goal, to get a red card directly. In the end".
The 27-year-old explained that he studied the way in which the Atleti players performed a penalty shootout, which helped him tackle the penalty kick by Ghanaian Thomas Barthy.
"I reviewed them on the bench. Saul surprised me a little, but Thomas's shot was clear. It was a great shot because he hit the ball hard. Happy with the cleanliness of my window again, and with good tackles," he said.
"Everyone is happy with this coronation, and we recovered the taste of good performance, but a strong competitor in La Liga on Saturday is waiting for us like Seville," he said.
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