Real Madrid fans have praised Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin for his excellent performance in yesterday's Champions League match against Braga. The Ukrainian deflected a penalty in the first minutes and helped Real Madrid win. In addition, he generally played reliably, so the fans of the Madrid club again and again have questions to Carlo Ancelotti, who persistently does not want to release Lunin in the starting lineup, although everyone has long understood that Kepa is not the goalkeeper that Real Madrid needs. And that Kepa is worse than the Ukrainian.
Andrei LuninLawan: Sometimes it seems that Ancelotti would rather trust his wife than Lunin with a place in the goal. The Ukrainian proved his level a long time ago. He is not the best goalkeeper in the world, but he is good enough to be Courtois' understudy. And it is Lunin who should be playing now, not Kepa, who has never been known for his stability and reliable play.
RMCF: Andrei Lunin was brilliant today! He should have been replacing Courtois to begin with, not Kepa. Why do you need a second goalkeeper if you don't trust him? Lunin had a great match, and it's not just about the penalty.
Daffy: Today's match is an indicator of Ancelotti's attitude towards some players. Lunin is much better than Kepa, but he plays only when you need to bail out the team urgently. If you keep a better player on the bench, it shows you're a bad psychologist.
MrPortero: Lunin didn't even have time to warm up, he wasn't psychologically ready to take the field today, but he saved the team in the first minutes by deflecting a penalty. He is a monster!
Diegu: Ancelotti should go to Lunin and ask him to stay. Kepa is a useless goalkeeper, but for some reason he plays consistently. Lunin comes out even though he didn't prepare for the match and kicks a penalty. This is the level of the goalkeeper.
Rorc: The hero of the match is Andriy Lunin. If not for his save in the first minutes, who knows how this game would have ended. "Braga looked decent today, despite the final result. Lunin saved the team a couple of times.
Edu: Lunin is a victim. A player who should be at the heart of the squad is consistently sitting on the bench because the coach doesn't like him. This is unprofessional on Ancelotti's part. Alas, Carlo has such a flaw and Lunin is not the first victim of the Italian coach.
Gue: Lunin is 100 times better than Kepa, who turned out to be in our team in an incomprehensible way. Today the Ukrainian once again proved that Ancelotti is wrong. But even such a game of Lunin will not change the coach's opinion.
Larrdox: Even if Lunin can kick five penalties in the Champions League final and help the team to win the tournament, it will not save Lunin from the bench in the next match.
Cero: I feel sorry for Lunin. He spends his best years on the bench, even though he should be Real Madrid's main man. The guy is really talented, he deserves to play consistently, but he clearly has not developed a relationship with Carlo Ancelotti.
Aparecio: If Ancelotti trusts Lunin, it will benefit the whole team. But the good news for the Ukrainian is quickly coming to an end. If the coach doesn't like you, no miracles on the pitch will change that.
Bellinghista: Lunin is a great goalkeeper. Kepa will return to London at the end of the season. I propose to persuade the Ukrainian to extend his contract for another two or three years and finally start trusting him.
Voldi: I wish Kepa to get better, but not to return to the main squad, and I want to say that I am happy for Lunin, he deserves it, he should play consistently, because he is able to give a lot to Real Madrid.
Terra: So there you have it. At the end of the day, it seems that divine justice does exist. Luck favours Lunin, who still took to the pitch despite resistance from Ancelotti.
Santi: Run, Lunin, run. Leaving Real Madrid, find yourself a team where you will have a normal relationship with the coach, where you won't be humiliated all the time. As a long-time Real Madrid fan, I can say that Lunin is not the first player at our club who played well but didn't make the squad. But I don't remember a single case when this situation changed in favour of a player.
Florentino: If God exists, he loves Lunin. When it seems that all chances are lost for the Ukrainian, his opponents get injured time after time, and Lunin shows Ancelotti who should be in the main squad. And if Ancelotti believes in God, he should finally realise that these are too strange coincidences.
Art: Lunin's mood in training must be disastrous, because in games he performs well enough to come on again and again. Lunin must be a very sad guy who no longer believes he will ever get Ancelotti's trust.
ElGuitarrista: One thing I've never understood is why Kepa is the main man under Ancelotti's edict even after all the incredible mistakes, while Lunin hasn't been given a single opportunity to prove he deserves to play in the starting line-up. Kepa is not improving at all, he is rather degenerating. And Lunin has yet to be given a real opportunity to show whether he deserves to be in charge at Real Madrid. Total injustice.
Cruz: Great day for the Ukrainian! Lunin should have been in the starting line-up and Kepa should have been his replacement. There are some personnel decisions that only Carletto understands. Alas, but sometimes the stubbornness of the Italian coach affects the results of the team.
Landivi: Lunin is a classy goalkeeper, who is underestimated at Real Madrid. If I were the Ukrainian, I would not be in a hurry to leave the team. Lunin has been his own in Madrid for a long time, he knows all the players very well. If Ancelotti does go to Brazil in the summer, it will be an opportunity for Lunin to start from scratch with a new coach and prove to him his high level.
