‘I won us the final’ – Thibaut Courtois demands ‘respect in England’ after NINE saves in Champions League final heroics
THIBAUT COURTOIS admits he “won the Champions League final” after demanding “respect in England” for his NINE saves against Liverpool.
The Belgian was in stunning form as Real Madrid beat Jurgen Klopp’s Reds 1-0 in Paris.
Courtois was crowned man of the match as Los Blancos lifted their 14th European trophy.
And the ex-Chelsea man was in bullish mood as he delivered his post-match thoughts.
Courtois roared: “Yesterday I said when Real Madrid plays in the finals we win it. We have a good set of history.
“I had all the tweets coming my way that I would get humbled. Today it was the other way around.
“I needed to win a final for my career for all my hard work and to put respect on my name because I don’t think I have enough respect, especially in England.
“I saw a lot of criticism after a great season that I was not good enough. I’m just really proud of the performance from the team and when I needed to be there I was there for the team.
“We have beaten the best clubs in the world. This year, City and Liverpool were unbelievable this season fighting till the end in the Premier League.
“Liverpool won two cups and today they were really strong but I think I played a great game and that was the difference today because we had one chance and we scored it.”
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