Thibaut Courtois left training in tears.
Madrid's main goalkeeper ” Real Madrid Thibaut Courtois received another injury.
According to the official website of Los Blancos, the 31-year-old Belgian was diagnosed with a torn internal meniscus of the right knee.
Courtois was injured during training. According to Marca, he left the lesson in tears.
Now the Belgian goalkeeper will undergo surgery and most likely will not play until the end of the current season.
Note that Courtois received serious injurybefore the start of the 2023/24 season. The Belgian tore the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee, which is why he was in the hospital of the Madrid club for a long time and only returned to full training without playing a single match.
Due to Courtois's injury, he became the main goalkeeper of the Blancos. became the Ukrainian Andrei Lunin, who won the competition against Capa Arrizabalaga, who was on loan from Chelsea.
In total, this season Lunin played 23 matches for Real in all tournaments, in which he conceded 19 goals. The Ukrainian goalkeeper kept a clean sheet in 10 matches.
After the 29th round, Real (72 points) leads the Spanish Championship table, 8 points ahead of Barcelona. In the 1/4 finals of the Champions League, the Madrid giants will face the current trophy winner Manchester City.