Carlo Ancelotti confirmed that the Ukrainian will also take the field in the second match against Munich.
The head coach of Real Madrid Carlo Ancelotti has decided on the goalkeeper's position for the second leg of the 1/2 final Champions Leaguevs Bayern.
The Los Blancos coach said that in the decisive match against Munich, his team’s goal will be defended by the Ukrainian Andrey Lunin, who also played in the first semi-final match.
At the same time, the Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who in Real Madrid's last match in the Spanish Championship against Cadiz returned to the field strong> after almost a year of absence due to injury, will remain on the bench.
“Courtois played well against Cadiz, but he needs time to get into optimal shape. Tomorrow Lunin will play in goal,” the official UEFA website quotes Ancelotti as saying.
This season, Lunin played 29 matches for Real in all tournaments, kept the goal “locked” 12 times and missed 27 goals.
The match between Real Madrid and Bayern will take place on Wednesday, May 8, at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. The starting whistle will sound at 22:00 Kyiv time. The first meeting between the teams in Munich has ended. strong>fighting drawwith a score of 2:2.
A text online broadcast of the match “Real Madrid” – “Bayern” is available on our website.
We would like to remind you that on the eve of Real Madrid became the champion of Spain ahead of schedule for the 2023/24 season, this is the eighth trophy for the 25-year-old Lunin.