Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois shared his thoughts on the possible draw for the 1/8 finals of the Champions League season 2025/26. Among the top potential superniks are the English Manchester City and the Portuguese Sporting.

The Belgian provided the latest evidence against the foresters and signified their progress.

“I was involved with Sporting in 2015, being a resident of Chelsea – they have a wonderful arena. This is a difficult opponent who demonstrates hostile displays in his championship."

Along with Courtois, he reported a huge devilish duel from Manchester City, with which Real regularly competes in the remaining draws of the tournament.

“You know, we are fighting against Manchester City with a lot of rocks, and similar struggles – these are the matches of the world. We’ll wonder if there will be such a fight again,” said the Madrid goalkeeper.

Let's remember that the match between Real and Benfica ended with Madrid beating Madrid 2:1. Alvaro Arbeloa's team emerged stronger after two matches and advanced to the next round of the Champions League.