[Sport] "It would be very special to win the Champions League", the dream of Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid goalkeeper

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"I've won many trophies, but the Champions League is the biggest at club level and I haven't won it yet," said the goalkeeper.

The Real Madrid goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois, during the warm-up prior to the match corresponding to matchday 30 of the first division against Celta

 

Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid's Belgian international goalkeeper, confessed before facing Chelsea next Wednesday in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals that winning the top continental competition would be "very special" for him, since it is something that is among your main dreams and that you want to achieve before retiring.

“I have won many trophies, but the Champions League is the biggest at club level and I haven't won it yet. Of course, it would be very special for me to win it before I retire. There is still time. I will continue trying to follow my dreams and the Champions League is included in them. The journey continues," he said in an interview with UEFA media.

 

On his return to Stamford Bridge, he wished a "happy return". “Now we are rivals. They want to win and so do I. So I'm not asking for any applause. I hope they don't boo me, but you never know", added the Belgian international goalkeeper, who was prepared for "anything" and "happy" to return to the stadium where he played and also do it with the public since last year the stands were empty due to the pandemic.

He also referred to how he feels about belonging to a club like Real Madrid: “When I get to the training center and see the Real Madrid crest, sometimes I think: pinch me! It's not a dream, is it? Not even in my dreams could I imagine that one day I would play for Real Madrid. That's the good thing about football. You must believe in yourself and that one day your dreams can come true,” he said.

“All footballers dream of winning. I'm lucky to play for Real Madrid, here every year you're close to winning. You are going to play a final, a semi-final or a quarter-final. Last year we reached the semi-finals. This year we played against a great rival in the quarterfinals. I hope we win and thus reach another semi-final, we'll see”, concluded Courtois.

 

Link: https://www.eluniverso.com/deportes/futbol/seria-muy-especial-ganar-la-champions-el-sueno-de-thibaut-courtois-arquero-del-real-madrid-nota/