Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has singled out goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois for praise following their 2-0 win at home to Alaves.
The victory reestablishes their four-point lead at the top of La Liga, with eight successive wins following the restart of the season in June.
Belgian international Courtois made vital saves from Lucas Perez and Joselu against the Basque side, and tonight was his six successive clean sheet, as Zidane hailed the former Chelsea star.
🇧🇪🐙🧱 The Belgian wall!#HalaMadrid | #RMLiga pic.twitter.com/nCKIOtg7P2
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“We deserved to win. This was three important points,” he told an interview with Movistar, reported via Marca.
“We still have three games left to play, now we rest and prepare for the next game.
🥅🧤🤳 @thibautcourtois: "Hello madridistas! We are very happy with the three points and the clean sheet, and we are already focused on Monday’s match. Hala Madrid!"#RMLiga | #HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/fO1TZgeqp6
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) July 10, 2020
“At the moment, we are not conceding many goals. Courtois has been a great influence, and he has played big role in stopping us from leaking goals.”
Zidane also confirmed Karim Benzema suffered a minor injury in the closing stages of the game, but the former French international should be fit in time to face Granada next week.
👔🗣️ This is what Zinedine #Zidane had to say following our win against @Alaves! #HalaMadrid | #RMLiga pic.twitter.com/2dVeiwBmqh
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) July 10, 2020
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Defensive pair Dani Carvajal and Sergio Ramos will return following one game bans, and Zidane could rotate his options for the trip to the Nuevo Estadio de Los Carmenes.
Marcelo, Federico Valverde and Eden Hazard were all rested against Alaves and could come back into contention in the coming days.