Although Real Madrid's 2-2 draw with Club Brugge in the Champions League fell like a thunderbolt at the Bernabeu, Zinedine Zidane's replacement by goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and replaced by Frenchman Alphonse Areola has filled the glamor round.
The goalkeeper, who conceded two goals from three shots against his own in the first half, came out in the second half to be followed by analysis and speculation about the reasons for the switch that shocked the royal dressing room.
Shockingly, two goals from Club Brugge's Brazilian striker Denis stumbled into the ball before they hit the net.
The beginning was with the British sports network PT, which said that Courtois was injured in the shoulder and then the Madrid press came out and claimed that he was suffering from pain and stomach problems.
However, the rationale did not stop speculation, but increased it, and recalled the "Zizou" decisive position of favoring Courtois over Costa Rican Caylor Navas (moved to Paris Saint-Germain), which effectively contributed to the Royal won three consecutive Champions League titles.
The Belgian international, winner of the 2018 World Cup Best Goalkeeper and FIFA World Player of the Year, has conceded 81 goals in 58 appearances since moving to Real from Chelsea in 2018.
Moreover, the figures indicate that Courtois received 24 goals in 19 games in the royal stronghold, the rate of receiving goals is 1.37 goals per game and the rate rises to 1.5 in the games played at the Bernabéu, and in comparison to Navas shows that the average Costa Rican - during his presence with the Merengue - He was 0.98 goals in the game and becomes 0.94 at the Bernabeu.
When the former PSG goalkeeper Arriola took part in the second half, Denis's third hat-trick in the 52nd minute prevented a fierce tackle, meaning the French keeper kept his clean sheet in the 135 minutes he played in the Royal shirt.
The Bernabeu and the Spanish press seem to agree to criticize Courtois. The goalkeeper, who kept the season clean in two extra-regular matches against Sevilla and Atletico Madrid, was booed after receiving the second goal on Tuesday, while the press launched a major criticism of the Belgian, who played 76 matches With the "Red Devils".
Courtois responded that this does not affect him. "I analyze the games with people who understand football and talk to the coaches and my team."