Carlo Ancelotti was asked if he had ever seen a goalkeeping performance like Thibaut Courtois’ and his reply summed up what he thinks of the Belgian: ‘I have seen plenty,’ he said, ‘but also from Courtois’.
The former Chelsea keeper has been outstanding all season but there were still those who doubted the claims emanating from Madrid that he’s now the best in the world. On Saturday night he proved it over 90 minutes to win his first Champions League.
‘I needed to win a final for my career and for people to respect me because I don’t think they do especially in England,’ he said after the performance of his life with nine saves to keep Liverpool at bay.