Lunin has shown in his breakout year that he has the personality to overcome the blows. He had been close to leaving Merengue last season, but the 25-year-old Ukrainian decided to hold on for one more year.
Without competition from Courtois, Lunin had played 17 games in three years. But nothing he did on the pitch would change whether Real Madrid went on the market. He saved two penalties in the definition to eliminate the current champion and go for his 15th continental title. For the Ukrainians, the injuries to Cour Tois and Kepa put him in a difficult position, but he responded more than. The responsibility of replacing a decisive goalkeeper in Real Madrid's recent successes was a difficult challenge for an ice man like Andriy Lunin.