Will Thibaut Courtois start for Real Madrid in El Clasico? Carlo Ancelotti provides a major update
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Thibaut Courtois with Carlo Ancelotti
Real Madrid‘s go-to goalkeeper and the biggest hand in achieving Champions League success last season, Thibaut Courtois has been in question for starting in the important game against arch-rivals Barcelona on the approaching Sunday, after the visit for the match with the Ukrainians, Carlo Ancelotti had some legitimate information to share.
The manager revealed the position of Courtois for the coming El Clasico and said, “I spoke with him before traveling, and he was much better. He will start training on Thursday to be ready for Sunday”, the manager confirmed that the player was going through ‘Sciatica Pain’ after his Belgium return, and is fine now to start with the training.
The goalkeeper’s presence on the net is monumental for the team to breach through the Blaugranas and gift them a defeat, as the match would decide for the table leaders, the goalkeepers other than the Belgian were not very much to rely on, and the main concern for the fans was the presence of the Belgian.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona: The El Clasico
El Clasico is the term used to refer to football matches between Spain’s most famous and bitterest rivals: FC Barcelona and Real Madrid C.F. The two teams meet twice during a season, with an additional two times in the Copa del Rey, Champions League, and the Supercopa de España, and possibly in the UEFA Super Cup as well.
Through the El Clasico, every year the citizens of Catalonia proclaimed their independence from Spain. It is possibly the most-watched and talked-about fixture. The prestigious El Clasico started on May 13, 1902. Barcelona and Real Madrid have won a combined 54 Spanish League Championships and are arguably the two richest clubs in the sport.
The biggest rivalry in club football stands as the teams meet each other yet again on the coming Sunday and shall claim victory over the La Liga points table which will eventually decide the owner of the crown next year. Both the clubs are well prepared and ready to play their best for the desired results.
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