"The 14th trophy is his": In Europe they were enthusiastic about Courtois' show

The Real Madrid goalkeeper was named the outstanding 0-1 by Liverpool, Ancelotti: "I told him I would take him to the final and that he would bring me a trophy."

In Belgium they rejoiced: "Our man made history"

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29/05/2022

Sunday, 29 May 2022, 07:58

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Karim Benzema finished as the campaign's top scorer, Vinicius scored the winning goal in the final, Carlo Ancelotti won the Real Madrid choir, but all over the world we marked one man who was most responsible for Real Madrid being crowned European champions for the 14th time last night (Saturday). In its history after 0: 1 against Liverpool - Thibaut Courtois.

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Courtois with the trophy (Photo: Reuters)

The Belgian goalkeeper encountered a series of dangerous situations from the direction of the Liverpool players, but each time he kept the goal locked.

All over Europe they unanimously declared that the Belgian is the standout of the final, and in the "Mundo Deportivo" they stated: "The 14th trophy belongs to Courtois, he gave it to Real Madrid".

The coach of the man between the posts, Carlo Ancelotti, spoke in praise of the Belgian at the end of the game and said: "I told Courtois that I would take him to the final and that he would give me the trophy, and that is exactly what happened."

The 30-year-old goalkeeper, who last night became the European champion for the first time in his career, became the third goalkeeper in the history of the Champions League after Oliver Kahn (2001) and Edwin van der Sar (2008) who were selected as outstanding in the final.

It could not be subdued.

Courtois (Photo: Reuters)

Thibaut Courtois set two factory records during the final, since the measurement of the data began in 2003/4: he counted nine saves in the final game and a total of 59 during the campaign.

In England they remained frustrated by the goalkeeper "the uncontrollable, the outstanding player in the gap", and in Spain they celebrated with him: "Courtois' miracles brought champions, he is the hero of the 14th win".

Belgium, too, boasted of their national team goalkeeper and the local "HLN" read: "Our man at the Stade de France has made history."

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