Courtois: “In the episode with the first goal, I needed to put another player in the wall” (April 10, 2025)

Courtois: “In the episode with the first goal, I needed to put another player in the wall”

https://dynamo.kiev.ua/en/news/661884-courtois-in-the-episode-with-the-first-goal-i-needed-to-put-another-player-in-the-wall 2025-04-10 02:35 Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois took the blame for Declan Rice’s first goal in the Champions ... Courtois: “In the episode with the first goal, I needed to put another player in the wall”

10.04.2025, 02:35

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois took the blame for Declan Rice’s first goal in the Champions League quarter-final match against Arsenal (0:3).

Thibaut Courtois, Getty Images

“At the moment of the first goal, I needed to put another player in the wall. But I thought Rice wouldn’t curl the ball so much. I take responsibility for that goal. As for the second goal, it was absolutely perfect. These were unnecessary fouls from some players when there was no danger,” Courtois quoted by AS.

№	Team	M	Pts
1	Arsenal	31	70
2	Manchester City	30	61
3	Manchester United	31	55
4	Aston Villa	31	54
5	Liverpool	31	49
6	Chelsea	31	48
7	Brentford	31	46
8	Everton	31	46
9	Fulham	31	44
10	Brighton	31	43
11	Sunderland	31	43
12	Newcastle	31	42
13	Bournemouth	31	42
14	Crystal Palace	30	39
15	Leeds	31	33
16	Nottingham Forest	31	32
17	Tottenham	31	30
18	West Ham	31	29
19	Burnley	31	20
20	Wolves	31	17

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