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Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has said reports claiming he suffered from anxiety are “disrespectful.”
Courtois, 27, was replaced at half time in Madrid’s 2-2 Champions League draw against Club Brugge, and reports suggested he was replaced due to anxiety.
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Madrid issued a statement denying the claims and the ex-Chelsea goalkeeper has spoken about the situation for the first time.
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When the first half ended in Real Madrid’s Champions League meeting with Club Brugge on Tuesday night, Thibaut Courtois made his way off the pitch, the whistling loud in his ears and everyone else’s too. Real were losing 2-0 and the goalkeeper who had conceded twice headed down the tunnel, into the dressing room and straight to the toilet, where he was sick.
Dizzy, disoriented and unable to carry on he was replaced by Alphonse Areola as Real battled back to draw 2-2. Courtois’ dad drove him home…

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Real Madrid have issued a statement denying claims Thibaut Courtois was substituted at half time of the Champions League group stage clash with Club Brugge due to anxiety.
With Madrid 2-0 down at home to the Belgian side, Zinedine Zidane replaced Courtois with Alphonse Areola at the break and Los Blancos recovered to draw 2-2. 
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Despite reports circulating after the match that the ex-Chelsea goalkeeper had been suffering…

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Real Madrid’s uneven start to the campaign continued as they were held to a 2-2 draw against Club Brugge at the Santiago Bernabeu. The Belgian side led 2-0 through an Emmanuel Dennis brace, but a revived Real were able to snatch a point in the second half courtesy of headers from Sergio Ramos and Casemiro.
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Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is confident he can be fit for the start of the La Liga season after suffering an ankle injury during training on Monday, sources have told ESPN FC.
Summer 2018 signing Courtois had established himself firmly as first-choice keeper for Los Blancos coach Zinedine Zidane through preseason in recent weeks, only to pick up “a grade 2 sprained ankle” at training, according to a Madrid club statement.
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However, sources tell ESPN FC that Courtois believes the ankle…

Courtois relaxed about Real Madrid future despite wait to play under Zidane – sources

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Thibaut Courtois is happy at Real Madrid and relaxed about his long-term future at the Bernabeu, sources have told ESPN FC.
Reports in Spain had suggested that the former Chelsea goalkeeper could leave after coach Zinedine Zidane picked Keylor Navas having won a behind-the-scenes battle with president Florentino Perez.
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But sources told ESPN FC that Belgium international Courtois is not aware of any tensions and does not believe that Madrid would have signed him only to change their minds 12…

Zidane gives shock Real Madrid start to son Luca vs. Huesca

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Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane recalled his son Luca to the starting line-up for his side’s La Liga clash at home to Huesca on Sunday, giving the goalkeeper his first game in any competition for the first XI for over 10 months.
Luca Zidane, 20, made his debut for Madrid against Villarreal on May 19, the final day of last season in what proved to be his father’s last La Liga game before he resigned from the job after winning the Champions League.
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