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Courtois explains that save
The match between Chelsea and Real Madrid in the Spanish capital finished in a 1-1 draw but the school and could have been very different at it not been from a excellent early save from Thibaut Courtois.
Courtois with a BIG early save against his former side! 🧤❌ pic.twitter.com/Q27W4MmKKv
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 27, 2021
At half time, cameras revealed Courtois speaking with Olivier Giroud where humbly explained how he saved Werner’s effort.
“The save on Timo! pffff,” said Giroud.
Courtois replied, “All I did was put my foot out like this.”
🇫🇷🤝🇧🇪 L’échange très sympa entre Giroud et Courtois à la mi-temps de Real-Chelsea#RMCChampions pic.twitter.com/OIBi2sesjQ
— RMC Sport (@RMCsport) April 28, 2021
It was a bit more special than the Belgian is making out but that is the reason Real paid the money to sign him.
Tuchel’s Werner frustrations
Werner missed the chance and it added to a number of high-profile misses since his arrival from RB Leipzig in the summer.
Coach Thomas Tuchel has never been one to mince his words and he continued that when speaking about Werner after the game.
“He missed a big one at West Ham and now he’s missed a big one here, that does not help,” he said.
Chelsea’s German forward Timo Werner (L) vies with Real Madrid’s French defender Raphael Varane during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg football match between Real Madrid and Chelsea at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Valdebebas, on the outskirts of Madrid, on April 27, 2021. (Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP) (Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP via Getty Images)
“But it doesn’t help crying about it or regretting it all the time.
“There are millions of people who have harder things to deal with than chances that you miss. So the good thing about sport is that no one cares tomorrow, today we were sad and angry in the moment – this is normal. He is sad, he is angry and disappointed. “
Asked if Tuchel was blaming Werner for the failure to win and he replied:
“I don’t feel we are pointing fingers but of course the strikers want to score, to do it for themselves and the team.”
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| 1 | Manchester City FC | 33 | 45 | 77 |
| 2 | Manchester United FC | 33 | 29 | 67 |
| 3 | Leicester City FC | 33 | 22 | 62 |
| 4 | Chelsea FC | 33 | 20 | 58 |
| 5 | West Ham United FC | 33 | 10 | 55 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 33 | 16 | 54 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 33 | 18 | 53 |
| 8 | Everton FC | 32 | 4 | 52 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 33 | 0 | 47 |
| 10 | Arsenal FC | 33 | 7 | 46 |
| 11 | Aston Villa FC | 32 | 9 | 45 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 33 | -13 | 41 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace FC | 32 | -20 | 38 |
| 14 | Burnley FC | 33 | -15 | 36 |
| 15 | Southampton FC | 32 | -18 | 36 |
| 16 | Newcastle United FC | 33 | -18 | 36 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 33 | -6 | 34 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 33 | -18 | 27 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 33 | -34 | 25 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 33 | -38 | 17 |
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| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 21 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 20 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 16 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 15 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 14 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 14 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 13 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 13 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 12 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 12 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 10 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 10 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 10 |
| Wood, Chris | Burnley FC | 10 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 10 |
| Iheanacho, Kelechi | Leicester City FC | 10 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 9 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 9 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 10 |
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 9 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 8 |
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 8 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 7 |
| Luiz, Douglas | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 7 |
| Holgate, Mason | Everton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 8 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 1 | 6 |
| McGoldrick, David | Sheffield United FC | 0 | 7 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 7 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 0 | 7 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 0 | 7 |
| Reid, Bobby | Fulham FC | 0 | 7 |
| Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 7 |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 7 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 6 |
| Alioski, Ezgjan | Leeds United | 0 | 7 |
| Kante, N`Golo | Chelsea FC | 0 | 7 |
| Andersen, Joachim | Fulham FC | 1 | 6 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 11 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 10 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 9 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 8 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 7 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 7 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 6 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 6 |
| Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 6 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 6 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 6 |
| Harrison, Jack | Leeds United | 6 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 6 |
| Neto, Pedro | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 6 |
| Gross, Pascal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 6 |
| Silva, Bernardo | Manchester City FC | 6 |
| McNeil, Dwight | Burnley FC | 6 |