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	38	85
2	Manchester City	38	78
3	Manchester United	38	71
4	Aston Villa	38	65
5	Liverpool	38	60
6	Bournemouth	38	57
7	Sunderland	38	54
8	Brighton	38	53
9	Brentford	38	53
10	Fulham	38	52
11	Chelsea	38	52
12	Newcastle	38	49
13	Everton	38	49
14	Leeds	38	47
15	Crystal Palace	38	45
16	Nottingham Forest	38	44
17	Tottenham	38	41
18	West Ham	38	39
19	Burnley	38	22
20	Wolves	38	20

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