If Barcelona loses points at Girona on Saturday evening, Real Madrid will officially be champions of Spain. The Royal is in the waiting room after it won with the second set at Cádiz. Thibaut Courtois immediately showed himself upon his return.
The Belgian goalkeeper was one of the players that coach Carlo Ancelotti sent onto the field. Just like last week at Real Sociedad, the Italian chose a different player in almost every position than the Champions League match against Bayern Munich this midweek.
As a result, Real Madrid had a difficult time in the first half. Cádiz had the upper hand, without creating any big chances. The visitors had the biggest opportunity shortly after Brahim Díaz’s beautiful opening goal (he shot the ball hard into the intersection from the edge of the sixteen). Chris Ramos stole the ball from Éder Militão and went one on one with the Belgian. Courtois made himself wide and prevented a Cádiz goal.
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Partly thanks to that save, the goalie, who played his first minutes in an official game after 335 days, was able to immediately record a clean sheet. And when Jude Bellingham was enabled to score from close range by Díaz two minutes after coming on as a substitute, the game was over in Madrid and the Madrilenians could once again focus on the return in the billion-dollar ball.
However, Real Madrid will also closely monitor how pursuer Barcelona performs when they visit Girona. If the Catalans lose points, Real Madrid’s title will be a fact. Ancelotti already announced that there will be no celebrations, so perhaps the experienced coach hopes that Real Madrid will be able to decide for themselves next week when they visit Granada – after the return against Bayern.
With his performance, Courtois has in any case qualified himself to possibly play in the starting line-up again after that match against Bayern. The Belgian will not go to the European Championship due to a conflict with national coach Domenico Tedesco, but as far as his fitness is concerned, that could be possible. Joselu also made an appearance in injury time. After a number of failed attempts, the striker had an unmissable chance for the third goal from close range.
Watch Real Madrid’s goals against Cádiz below.
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