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Thibaut Courtois earned lofty praise from Real Madrid president Florentino Perez after his heroics during the penalty shootout against Atletico Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup.
Courtois saved decisively from Thomas Partey to help Real win Sunday's final in Saudi Arabia. Atleti also saw Saul Niguez hit the post from 12 yards, with Los Blancos eventually winning 4-1 following a 0-0 draw after extra time.
Skipper Sergio Ramos converted the decisive penalty, but Perez was content to talk up Courtois in the aftermath:
Dermot Corrigan @dermotmcorriganFlorentino on TV "Courtois is the best keeper in the world, and he showed that day.