January 08 News Real Madrid goalkeeper Courtois in a match with Villarreal
Er was interviewed by Movistar+ after the match
It was a crazy game, almost all the elements were gathered, and the game was also very fierce. In the end, Real Madrid regrettably lost. How do you feel about it?
I think it’s better to keep calm, it’s definitely not good to lose, but it’s still in the middle of the season, we don’t need to exaggerate some things too seriously.
We didn’t start well, made too many mistakes, and let the opponent enter the game easily.
0-0 at halftime.
We had a chance to counter but didn’t score.
Then the second half got worse. I didn’t see that position very clearly, but I saw that Mendy might feel threatened from behind, so he passed the ball out, but was intercepted by the opponent and went directly into the penalty area.
Then we got a penalty, but the opponent also got a penalty, although it wasn’t a penalty in my opinion.
Sorry about today’s game.
Regarding Alaba’s penalty kick, it looked like he was supporting the ball after falling down. What did you and the referee say?
I didn’t communicate with the referee, but in the match against Valladolid last week, the naturally outstretched arm touched the ball. This time it was the supporting hand that touched the ball. I don’t think it should be a penalty.
But this rule is indeed unclear to everyone, because when we explained the penalty scale before the start of the season, it was mentioned that this kind of handball is not a penalty.
I think this penalty is very suspicious, it may be more of a supplement.
After that, we didn’t play calmly enough and failed to win the victory.
Tomorrow, Barcelona will face Atletico Madrid. Is it a regrettable result that today’s game was not won?
It must be a pity, but the season is still very long and we still have many opportunities. Even if we win today and Barcelona lose tomorrow, it is only a 3-point lead, which is really nothing.
Of course, we don’t want to lose, and we don’t want to start the New Year’s League with a dark start, but Villarreal is very difficult to deal with. We have not won at their home court before, and we will play against each other in the Copa del Rey next.