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	32	70
2	Manchester City	31	64
3	Aston Villa	32	55
4	Manchester United	32	55
5	Liverpool	32	52
6	Chelsea	32	48
7	Brentford	33	48
8	Everton	32	47
9	Brighton	32	46
10	Sunderland	32	46
11	Fulham	33	45
12	Bournemouth	32	45
13	Newcastle	32	42
14	Crystal Palace	31	42
15	Leeds	32	36
16	Nottingham Forest	32	33
17	West Ham	32	32
18	Tottenham	32	30
19	Burnley	32	20
20	Wolves	32	17

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