Since the draw for the round of 16 on December 13, the pressure has been mounting little by little.
Before getting to the heart of the matter on Tuesday February 15 and meeting on the pitch, Real and PSG players have fun playing cat and mouse.
In an interview published today in the Spanish newspaper AS, the Belgian goalkeeper did not hesitate to address the shock to come in the round of 16.
For Thibaut Courtois, this game will be one of the highlights of the season.
"He's a tough opponent and it will be a very difficult and competitive game," he said.
It will be an anticipated final.
It will be a match in which details will decide, such as a save or a goal.
The main thing will be to be concentrated and united and to arrive without injuries.
»
"Football today is more about teamwork than individuals"
To feed his remarks, the doorman of Real does not hide his admiration for PSG: “It is a team which likes to have the ball so we will have to try to take them, he specifies.
But they also have quality and speed in attack, so it will be important to stop the counterattacks when we lose the ball.
Then it will be important for us to use our strengths, which are to keep our clean sheet and, if we have three chances, to score two.
Visibly impressed, Thibaut Courtois continues with remarks that are still just as respectful: “PSG has great players like Messi, Mbappé, Neymar… but it's more than that.
It is a complete block.
“However, he brings a flat on the Parisian armada:” They have talent on all lines, but today's football is more focused on teamwork than on individuals.
It's true that a talented player can score a goal out of thin air, but instead you have to worry about their strengths as a team.
»
Despite everything, for Courtois, the result is not in doubt: “Real Madrid are at a good level and I think we can pass.
»