Belgian goalkeeper Real Madrid Thibaut Courtois had “an incredible match” on Saturday in the Champions League final against Liverpool (1-0), greeted his Paris-SG counterpart Gianluigi Donnarumma on Sunday.
“I saw the final yesterday (Saturday, editor’s note), Courtois played an incredible match, he held Real Madrid up until the end”, underlined “Gigione” during a press conference on the sidelines of the rally. of the Italy team.
The PSG goalkeeper, unfortunate hero of the round of 16 second leg lost by the Parisians in Madrid (1-3) due to his recovery being blocked on the first Spanish goal, admitted that it “had a little effect on him, because it could have been us” in the final.
“We could have managed this match better, but that’s football, that’s how it is and they are the ones who won. Congratulations to Courtois who made great interventions,” added Donnarumma.
“It has been a difficult year, but I continue to give the maximum, and I am only focused on getting stronger,” he also said, when asked about his difficult competition this year with Keylor Navas in Paris.
Italy will meet Argentina on Wednesday as part of the “Finalissima”, a duel between the champions of Europe and South America, before playing four League of Nations matches.
