{"id":6707,"date":"2024-09-17T23:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T21:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/thibaut-courtois-holds-real-madrid-up-against-weak-stuttgart-3-1_307338_102\/"},"modified":"2024-09-28T16:39:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T14:39:00","slug":"thibaut-courtois-holds-real-madrid-up-against-weak-stuttgart-3-1_307338_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/thibaut-courtois-holds-real-madrid-up-against-weak-stuttgart-3-1_307338_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Thibaut Courtois holds Real Madrid up against a ‘weak’ Stuttgart (3-1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Real Madrid made their debut in the 24\/25 Champions League against Stuttgart at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u. In a poor game for the home team, Thibaut Courtois played the ‘hero’ and held up a merengue team that took the victory due to ‘details’<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

The Santiago Bernab\u00e9u<\/strong> experienced a night of strange sensations in the Champions League<\/strong>. Supported by a ‘galactic’ Thibaut Courtois<\/strong>, Real Madrid<\/strong> began the defence of their title with a victory against a combative Stuttgart <\/strong>(3-1), ‘victim’ of the great performance of the local goalkeeper and the forceful offensive of the Madrid players, who took an ‘undeserved’ victory thanks to goals from Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, Antonio R\u00fcdiger and Endrick.<\/p>

The final result of the match is understood by the lack of aim of the Germans. Those led by Sebastian Hoene\u00df dominated the whites in a first half in which the Belgian goalkeeper dressed as a ‘hero’ to prevent his goal from falling. The Germans, whose clearest chances came from Millot, Stiller and Undav<\/strong>, who even hit the crossbar, could have taken the lead on numerous occasions, but the presence of the ‘Giraffe’ kept the score at zero.<\/p>

Meanwhile, the Whites were close to receiving a new ‘gift’ from the main referee, who awarded a penalty for a non-existent foul on Antonio R\u00fcdiger<\/strong>. However, the VAR <\/strong>intervened and overturned the referee’s decision, doing justice in a duel where Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/strong> was the only response from the Madrid attack, which continues to miss an increasingly missing Vinicius Jr.<\/p>

The dead ball ‘punished’ Stuttgart<\/h2>

On returning from the locker room, an error in the German defence allowed Rodrygo <\/strong>to enter the area and he gave the ball to Mbapp\u00e9<\/strong>, who finished easily under the goal to open the scoring. The result seemed to punish Stuttgart <\/strong>too much, as they felt the blow of the first goal, but they grew again in the match and managed to equalise thanks to Undav<\/strong>, whose persistence paid off with a cross-header that went into Courtois<\/strong>‘ goal.<\/p>

The Germans were superior on the pitch and could have taken the lead, but the lack of forcefulness of their forwards ended up taking their toll against a Madrid that was completely disconnected in attack. In the final 10 minutes of the match, Antonio R\u00fcdiger<\/strong> finished off a corner kick sent in by Modric and scored the winning goal for the Whites, who sealed the match with a ‘footed shot’ from Endrick <\/strong>when the referee blew his whistle. A victory with a ‘bitter’ taste for the Vikings, whose triumphs are an ‘oasis’ in the middle of a footballing ‘desert’.<\/p>

Match details: Real Madrid 3-1 Stuttgart<\/h4>