Following their defeat to Leipzig, Thibaut Courtois and Carlo Ancelotti appeared to be at odds in their opinions. Tuesday marked the first time this season that Real Madrid suffered a loss, but the Italian does not want to draw too many conclusions from the team’s loss against RB Leipzig. Thibaut Courtois, the goalkeeper, displayed more of the tongue’s backside.
Real lost to Leipzig without the injured Luka Modric, Karim Benzema, and Federico Valverde and gave up two goals in routine situations in the space of twenty minutes. Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo both scored goals, but it wasn’t enough to avoid a loss.
Real was unbeaten up until Tuesday night this season, but the loss in Germany makes it uncertain if it will win Group F. With one round left, Leipzig has a chance to win the championship as well. The last group match is between the Germans and Shakhtar Donetsk, while Real will host Celtic the following Wednesday.
Thibaut Courtois and Carlo Ancelotti disagree
Ancelotti appears unconcerned despite the loss. I’m not upset. Even though the loss is annoying, it doesn’t significantly harm us. It has to happen eventually. When asked about the La Liga leader’s final unbeaten record, the Italian coach said, “We can’t look back.”
“I can’t be critical of a squad that has been so successful for so long. Additionally, we get more knowledge through losses than from ten consecutive wins. We are usually extremely good at set pieces, but tonight we weren’t,” Ancelotti stated.
After the Leipzig defeat, goalkeeper Courtois sharpened his focus on the first two set-piece goals scored by the home team. This frequently occurs to us. We paid the bill while we were sleeping, we will let it happen. Despite the trainer’s warning,” the Belgian told Movistar.
“We cannot display this attitude on the field. Then you realise that we are not in the game and that we hardly ever won any personal duels. The next step is waking awake. While everyone occasionally has a terrible day, the intensity shouldn’t be diminished. If you can’t anymore, there are also men on the bench,” says Courtois.
