The team determined the main position of the second goalkeeper, and the 80 million goalkeepers lost the competition again, and were returned at the end of the season
Due to his poor performance in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup, Kepa Arrizabalaga will completely lose his current place in the Champions League, while Ukrainian goalkeeper Lunin will regain his spot. According to Miguel Ángel Díaz, a reporter for Radio Corbe, Carlo Ancelotti has made a final choice between the two goalkeepers, Lunin will be Real Madrid's starting goalkeeper in La Liga and the Champions League this season, while Kepa Arrizabalaga will only be Real Madrid's starting goalkeeper in the Cup.
Since Real Madrid's number one goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois suffered a serious injury and missed the season, the Galaxy has made a decisive move to sign Spanish international Kepa Arrizabalaga on loan from Chelsea and have lost his place in the Blues. Returning from the Premier League to La Liga, everyone hopes that Kepa Arrizabalaga, who has returned to the Iberian Peninsula, can regain his former heroic form and become the goal-line guardian of Real Madrid this season.
But regrettably, Kepa, who returned to La Liga, did not perform as expected. Due to the impact of his own form and injury, the goalkeeper, who was worth as much as 80 million euros in the past, even fell behind in the competition with Real Madrid's second goalkeeper Lu Ning, and was finally abandoned by the team.
A comparison of the performances of the two Real Madrid goalkeepers this season shows why the Galacticos chose Lunin as the main goalkeeper in the second half of the season, while Kepa Arrizabalaga can only play in cup competitions. So far this season, Kepa has played 17 games for Real Madrid in all competitions, conceded 16 goals, completed 7 clean sheets, conceded an average of nearly 1 goal per game, and had a save success rate of 77%; Lu Ning has played 10 games for Real Madrid, conceded 6 goals, completed 5 clean sheets, and has a save success rate of 86%.
Therefore, starting from the reality of the two goalkeepers, it is understandable that Lunin replaced Kepa Arrizabalaga and successfully ascended to the position again and became the main goalkeeper of Real Madrid in the rest of the games this season.
With Lunin's price tag and Courtois' return next season, Kepa's position at Real Madrid has become very awkward. According to the current situation, Kepa will most likely be returned by the Galaxy Battleship by the end of this season. The €80 million goalkeeper will have to return to Stamford Bridge.
Predictably, Kepa's return to Chelsea has not been easy. After all, he has never really proven himself in the Blues, and Kepa has not been in the main position in the Blues over the years. Chelsea fans will shudder when they think back to the Carabao Cup final that year, when Kepa Arrizabalaga confidently ignored manager Maurizio Sarri's request for substitutions and ultimately destroyed the team's title.