Courtois is excited about the Champions League and angers Atlético fans: “Now I’m on the good side of history”

Thibaut Courtoisarcher of real Madridgenerated controversy by recalling the final of Champions that he lost to the merengue team when he cut short at Atlético de Madrid. “Now I’m on the good side of history,” he said this Friday with the hope of beating Liverpool and winning his first ‘Orejona’, words that did not sit well with the ‘mattress’ fans.

“Eight years ago I played in the Champions League final and I didn’t win it, I want to win it tomorrow. We all have the same illusion, be it the first or the fifth, we all want to win it and increase the history of Real Madrid”, said the Belgian goalkeeper in the prelude to Real Madrid vs Liverpool, which will be played this Saturday in Paris.

The sensations that the Liverpool players have before facing the king of the competition, a Real Madrid that has won thirteen Champions League, was felt by Courtois before the Lisbon match, when he was defending Atlético de Madrid.

“They have already played a final against Real Madrid in 2018. For me, if you face Real Madrid, you know that when they play the final, they win. Now I’m on the good side of history”, he highlighted.

To proclaim himself champion against Liverpool, the goalkeeper highlighted the importance of defending the whole team together: “The possibility of winning the ‘Champions’ goes through the defense. He has to work well and that has to do with all the players. We know the qualities of Liverpool”.

And he ended by praising Karim Benzema and Carlo Ancelotti: “Benzema has improved even more, he continues to do so, scoring goals that pushed the team to victory. In difficult moments he always shows his quality”.

“The good dynamics of the team is for the entire coaching staff. We train very well, they make decisions about who plays and who doesn’t, but Ancelotti manages it very well. Everyone has played, that’s why we are where we are”, he sentenced.