Courtois’s key stop, Ancelotti’s touch to Rodrygo and the renewal of Kroos

2023-04-19 01:18:33

In the first minute of the two that Daniele Orsato added, Madrid’s classification could have become a much more complicated job than it finally was. As responsible, Courtois, the goalkeeper of the extraordinary saves: «It was a low center, which Havertz tries to finish off and I fell a bit. I see the ball drop to cucurellaI try to get big with my body to the left and my feet to the short post, and the save was to the left. Very happy, “explained the Belgian, hero in the shadow of Stamford Bridge.

«Courtois’s stop has been a key stop. If Chelsea were to score, he could change the dynamics of the second half. Finishing 0-0 before the break was very important,” Ancelotti analyzed. «In the first part there was a time in which they could put in, but Thibaut he was there to save us”, commented Rodrygo, the great protagonist of the night with his double in London.

Goals that represent a jump in the career of a young star who, finally, has settled in the starting eleven. He has earned it on the field, where the chosen ones speak: «It has been a game of Rodrygo less good than the others, but extraordinarily effective. Today he broke the match with two goals, something very important in the Champions League quarterfinals”, detailed Ancelotti, who shortly before the Brazilian’s first goal, had a small reprimand from Carletto: «It was a defensive problem. I have asked him for an explanation and then he has been very good. When we had the ball you couldn’t say anything to him, but in defense we had to improve his position ». «I thought that he was going to take me away, that he was angry. Luckily I scored the goal, “Rodrygo revealed last night.

The white striker celebrated that first goal by making the typical gesture of Cristiano, a resource that he had never used after seeing the goal. There was a medical explanation, and a passionate one: “I thought about slipping on my knees, but I have a little inflammation and then my idol, Cristiano, came to mind.”

Madrid left London with another Champions League semifinal in their pocket and a declaration of love from Kroos That capped off a perfect night. The German attended television with rights from his country and there he confessed that his renewal with Real Madrid is practically complete: “Everything is on the right track, but you have to respect the club, how and when it communicates.”