Thibaut Courtois has sent a warning to Liverpool ahead of the Champions League final by declaring: “When Real Madrid play a final, they win it.”
Thibaut Courtois has sent a warning to Liverpool with the Champions League trophy on the line by declaring: “When Real Madrid play a final, they win it.”
Real face Liverpool in Saturday’s showpiece at the Stade de France aiming to lift the trophy for a record-extending 14th time. Since the European Cup was redesigned as the UEFA Champions League in 1992, Real have triumphed in all seven finals they have played, including a 3-1 win over Liverpool in 2018.
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Courtois was on the wrong end of another Real victory, in 2014, when playing for Atletico Madrid while on loan from Chelsea, as Los Blancos triumphed 4-1 in extra time.
