Belgian goalkeeper became one of the heroes of the Madrid derby. Thibault twice saved his goal at the outputs of the opponent 1 on 1, allowing Real Madrid in the end not to miss and play 0: 0.

Courtois told this match and some aspects of his game in an interview with AS.

"I have many friends left in Atletico. Happy memories still connect me with this club, because the match against him was special ".

"My game style? I can play with my feet and get out of defense through a pass. Maybe this is not my strongest side, but I definitely can do it ".

"You could see it in the match with Atletico. I gave a pass to Varan when Kalinic put pressure on me - I can cope with pressure in such situations and not carry the ball forward in a hurry ".

"Sometimes I’m wrong with my feet, but the same can be said about any other aspect of my game. I always try to get better, "concluded Tibo.

Earlier, Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal said that in a match with Real Madrid Atletico openly played for a draw.