Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti knows he will have a tough decision to make in goal for the Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. He has to decide whether to pick Andriy Lunin, who has played nearly the entire season, or Thibaut Courtois, the veteran who has just returned from injury.
Real Madrid ’s head coach Carlo Ancelotti attends a press conference during a Media Opening day training session in Madrid, Spain, Monday, May 27, 2024. Borussia Dortmund will play against Real Madrid in Saturday’s Champions League soccer final in London. Real Madrid ’s head coach Carlo Ancelotti attends a press conference during a Media Opening day training session in Madrid, Spain, Monday, May 27, 2024.
“It’s really difficult,” Ancelotti said Monday. “Of course it’s really difficult, because both of them deserve to play this final. Lunin because he did a fantastic season, and Courtois because he is back from his injury and everyone knows the quality of Courtois. It’s a difficult decision but I think I’m going to take into the game this decision, no doubt.”
The illness surely doesn’t help Lunin’s chances, though, and many had already expected Ancelotti to go with the more experienced Courtois despite his lack of minutes this season.Club Brugge wins 19th Belgian league title after coming out on top of three-way fightin August, just two days before the start of the season. The 32-year-old Belgian then also ruptured the meniscus in his right knee in March, when he was close to making a comeback.
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