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	30	67
2	Manchester City	29	60
3	Aston Villa	29	51
4	Manchester United	29	51
5	Liverpool	29	48
6	Chelsea	29	48
7	Brentford	29	44
8	Everton	29	43
9	Fulham	29	40
10	Sunderland	29	40
11	Bournemouth	29	40
12	Newcastle	29	39
13	Crystal Palace	29	38
14	Brighton	29	37
15	Leeds	29	31
16	Tottenham	29	29
17	Nottingham Forest	29	28
18	West Ham	29	28
19	Burnley	29	19
20	Wolves	30	16

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