Karim Benzema was the star at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League tie against Chelsea, but one of his Real Madrid teammates was not far behind. Thibaut Courtois conquered the world with a recital of saves. One in particular, the one he did to Azpilicueta with a changed hand when the shot went to the top corner. Twitter exploded: “It’s not real” The Thibaut airlines These are some of the comments that went viral.
Another one that has gone viral is the one that put Gabriel Rufian in your personal account. The Catalan, a deputy in the Congress of Deputies for ERC, praised the Belgian goalkeeper for his pardon of the Spanish defender.
Along with a photo of that precise moment, he put another of the Ballon d’Or nominations. Courtois was not among the five nominees for the Yashin award. Something that Rufián does not understand, and many more people who were encouraged to give a ‘like’ to said publication of the Barcelona. “I never imagined giving you a like, Rufián,” they openly admit.
Courtois, the great forgotten
The point is that the Real Madrid goalkeeper is the great forgotten in terms of awards. Courtois entered the list of the 10 best goalkeepers but to the surprise of many, after the cut to five he was left out. The finalists were Donnarumma, Neuer, Oblak, Ederson and the final winner, goal of the ‘blues’.
And it was not in the final vote of The Best either. In the awards given by FIFA, the Senegalese was crowned again, followed by Donnarumma and Neuer. The Belgian was left out of that podium and also the ideal eleven of FIFA.
Mendy, another marked
On the opposite side is Édouard Mendy, one of the greats indicated after the debacle harvested by Chelsea against Madrid in London. The goalkeeper is currently the best goalkeeper in the world. But his weaknesses were exposed against those of Carlo Ancelotti. Benzema ate the toast and was exposed.
It is not the first. Another of those who was on that list of nominees for the Yashin award, Donnarumma was photographed a few weeks ago, during PSG’s visit to the Bernabéu in the continental competition. It was not easy for the Italian, who had to break his silence after criticism rained down on him. “It hasn’t been easy…” Benzema is dismantling the best goalkeepers in the world. The Frenchman knows who deserves to be among them: Courtois.