Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois admits Arsenal played better and deserved to advance, but slams team for crossing into the box without Joselu
Real Madrid crashed out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals after being beaten 2-1 by Arsenal at the Santiago Bernabeu and winning 5-1 on aggregate on Wednesday.
Courtois said after the game: “We felt if we had scored the first goal in the first half, the game would have opened up, but in the end they scored the first goal.”
“Arsenal are a good team in defence, disciplined, pressed well and made it difficult for us to find spaces. I don’t think Raya had to make a single difficult save. We lost to them who were better and we have to accept that.”
“We crossed a lot สมัคร UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ into the box. Arsenal have big players and we don’t have Joselu, our natural striker up front. We have to go back and analyse what we can do better.”
Joselu was a super sub for the Royal Army frequently last season, especially in the game where he scored 2 late goals to help the team beat Bayern Munich 2-1 and turn around to reach the final before winning the championship. Then this season, Joselu moved to play for Al Gharafa in the Qatari league.