Courtois’s psychological trick to win in London

Courtois was one of Real Madrid’s standout players in London against Chelsea in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals. Real Madrid won 1-3 and Courtois started playing that match long before kick-off.

As revealed by The Athletic, Courteous He asked Benzema qIf he won the pitch draw, he would ask to defend the goal of the Matthew Harding Stan stand, where Chelsea’s most fanatical supporters are, something the English team normally does at the start of matches.

Benzema won that draw and Courteous ahe endured the harsh reception with encouragement and insults from the stands. Something that Courtois did not care about because that change in routine at Chelsea when attacking the goal in the first half, seems to have affected Tuchel’s men who will try to turn the tie around tonight at the Bernabéu.

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