Atlético de Madrid has already replaced the plate of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, currently at Real Madrid and between 2011 and 2014 at the rojiblanco club with 154 gamesin the Paseo de las Leyendas of the Wanda Metropolitano stadium, as confirmed this Tuesday to EFE entity sources, after it was ripped off on Monday by an unidentified person, following the goalkeeper’s statements before the Champions League final won by the white team against Liverpool in Paris.
The plaque has been on display again since last night next to the Atlético de Madrid field, the team with which Courtois played three seasonson loan from Chelsea, with whom he was a reference between the sticks and with whom he won four of the eight titles of the Diego Simeone era, the first four: the 2011-12 Europa League, the 2012 European Super Cup, the Copa del Rey 2012-13 and La Liga 2013-14, in that order.
In that period, Courtois also lost a Champions League final against Real Madrid, in 2014 in Lisbon 4-1 after extra time. Last Friday, on the eve of the duel against Liverpool for the European Cup, the goalkeeper compared both moments by noting that he was now “on the good side of history”; some statements that have been criticized by sectors of fans of the rojiblanco team.
On the same Monday, Enrique Cerezo, president of Atlético, was asked about the request of some fans to withdraw recognition of the Belgian international goalkeeper from the aforementioned stadium walk. “Well, nothing, take a pick and a shovel and go take it from him,” he replied.hours before the plate appeared ripped out throughout the afternoon, until it was replaced last night by the rojiblanco club.