Another earth-shattering reversal, with the big score of 3-5 behind, Real Madrid not only successfully equalized the score, but also with Benzema's penalty kill to finally eliminate Manchester City, and they themselves made great strides towards the goal of the season double. In this campaign, Rodrigo, who scored twice, and Benzema, who scored a successful pass, were star-studded, but don't forget the heroic play of one person in the backcourt, he is the Belgian international Thibaut Courtois. In this game, he dedicated 8 heroic saves.
Before this battle, Real Madrid faced Manchester City suffered three consecutive defeats, in the 2019/20 Champions League knockout round, Manchester City two 2-1 double real Madrid, for Real Madrid to keep the goal is Courtois, and this time in the first leg of the semi-final, Courtois guarded the goal was once again opened by 4 degrees. Conceding 8 goals in a 3-degree confrontation is also a bit of a face-saving for the Belgian international goalkeeper. So in this campaign, it is not only the forward players such as Benzema who sharpen the knife, but also Courtois is also full of energy.
Manchester City is still Foden, Jesus and Mahrez's three arrows at the same time, creating a lot of pressure on the Real Madrid backline, in the 14th minute, De Bruyne's powerful long-range shot was easily confiscated by Courtois, 6 minutes later, Manchester City made a comeback, Foden snatched Militang's cross from the front and was released, De Bruyne sent a clever pass, Bernardo Silva's small angle shot was once again saved by Courtois. In the 39th minute, Foden made a volley outside the box and Courtois stood up well and quickly fell to the ground to block the powerful shot.
In the second half, Courtois continued to play bravely, and after being scored by Mahrez in the 72nd minute, he deflected the inevitable shots of Cancelo and Glaris in a row. In the 107th minute of extra time, Courtois also rejected Foden's threatening head-shaking attack, snuffing out City's last hope.
In this campaign, Manchester City scored only 1 goal on target in 10 shots on target, including 1 of which was released by the Mendy goal line limit and 8 times saved by Courtois, in this game, Courtois was like a wall of sighs, mercilessly blocking Manchester City out of the Champions League final. After the match, he pushed teammates Rodrigo and Benzema to be the best players of the game.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that in this season's Champions League matches, the Belgian international has made 52 saves, which is unparalleled among all champions league players. In stark contrast to Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, who also reached the final, made just 14 saves. The reliability of the two teams' backlines can also be seen.
In the Champions League final, Benzema and Courtois remain the biggest guarantee to prevent Liverpool's revenge. And his performance will also make the European Red Devils Belgian team happy. The Qatar World Cup at the end of this year may be the last peak of the Belgian team's golden generation, and they naturally hope to surpass the record of the previous World Cup and draw a satisfactory end to the golden generation. A world-class goalkeeper like Courtois, who has performed well, is naturally the surest guarantee of their success. Of course, for the 29-year-old Courtois, his peak period is not only this year, but many years after that.