Courtois acknowledged that his side did not play their best game against Atletico Madrid, but at least they managed to qualify in the penalty shootout. In addition, the Belgian said he was tired of teams complaining about refereeing decisions because of Atletico’s complaints about Julian’s disallowed penalty.
Real Madrid’s Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois assured that his team did not play their best game in their shoot-out victory over Atletico Madrid in the round of 16 of the Champions League (2-2 and 2-4 on penalties), but stressed that they got through the tie, which is the important thing.
“Penalties are a lottery and I felt that Julian had double-tipped his spot-kick, I told the referee. It’s bad luck for them and it was also for me when I touched Correa’s spot-kick, but it was too strong for me to save it. We didn’t play our best game, but we got through, which is the important thing,” he commented on ‘Movistar’.
“The first half minute we didn’t start well. With the 1-0, I thought it was going to be a more complicated game, with them going more on the attack, but they opted to defend well and not leave us spaces; and it worked out well for them because Oblak didn’t make any big saves and we didn’t play a good game,” he added.
The Belgian said he was tired of teams complaining about refereeing decisions because of Atletico’s post-match complaints about Julian’s disallowed penalty. “We all know UEFA sees it clearly. I’m so tired of this victimhood with referees, of always crying about things like this,” he concluded.