Real Madrid fights the entire season due to injuries for important players, but little absence feels more at the Santiago Bernabeu than that of Thibaut Courtois. For many the best in the world in his position, the 32-year-old this week after the departure of previous coach Domenico Tedesco returned to international duty with Belgium, with whom he was involved in a fight. However, it has already taken its toll.
Courtois returned last week in the goal in the first stage between the two parties in their Nations League-Relegation play-off in League A, where the Belgian side fell to a 3-1 defeat in Murcia. With Courtois who is about to play at home in Genk, the veteran put in global warming. Mats Sels would eventually take his place in the starting XI, and Belgium led a 3-0 win and a 4-3 aggregated victory thanks to a brace from Romelu Lukaku and a goal from Leandro Trossard.
It is assumed that Courtois has a muscle tension and has decided to play as a precaution. Los Blancos will wait nervously to perform further tests and to understand whether there is damage. Relo explains that Courtois experienced pain in the rotular ligament in his knee all season, and that was the reason that he was reassured against Rayo Vallecano two weeks ago against Rayo Vallecano, and sometimes also had to deal with muscle development.
This season, Courtois missed two Champions League matches and three La Liga collisions, including the Clasico in the Santiago Bernabeu by muscle issues, with Andriy Lunin van Ukraine, a more than capable replacement. Lunin has also been in action in the entire Copa del Rey and played against Rayo when Courtois was equipped. Although Lunin has generally played well, the quality of Courtois will eventually always be missed.
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