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	25	56
2	Manchester City	25	50
3	Aston Villa	25	47
4	Manchester United	25	44
5	Chelsea	25	43
6	Brentford	25	39
7	Liverpool	25	39
8	Everton	25	37
9	Sunderland	25	36
10	Fulham	25	34
11	Bournemouth	25	34
12	Newcastle	25	33
13	Crystal Palace	25	32
14	Brighton	25	31
15	Tottenham	25	29
16	Leeds	25	29
17	Nottingham Forest	25	26
18	West Ham	25	23
19	Burnley	25	15
20	Wolves	25	8

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