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Real Madrid captain Federico Valverde has revealed his take that one of his Blancos teammates was deserving of the Man of the Match award on Tuesday night.
This comes after José Mourinho’s men got their Champions League campaign up and running with a hard-fought victory.
Real welcomed Italian champions Inter Milan to Spain’s capital a short time ago, and ultimately emerged on the right side of a 2-1 result. En route to their three-point haul, though, the evening’s hosts toiled throughout, struggling to control proceedings and giving up a host of presentable goalscoring opportunities.
Acting as the last line of defence for Los Merengues on numerous occasions was goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who produced an outstanding performance between the posts at the Bernabéu.
Speaking to the media after being named Man of the Match, the aforementioned Federico Valverde therefore made use of the opportunity to lavish his Belgian teammate with praise:
“I can’t believe that I’m Man of the Match. Courtois deserves it. He saved us tonight!”
Conor Laird – GSFN
