Marca heaps praise on the only fighter from Real Madrid against Man City: “10/10”
Real Madrid suffered a painful 4-0 defeat against Manchester City in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, which was held this evening, Wednesday, at the Etihad Stadium.
Manchester City eliminated Real Madrid and qualified to face Inter Milan, who qualified at the expense of Milan, in the Istanbul final, which will be held on June 10 in Turkey.
In its evaluation of Real Madrid players against Manchester City, the Spanish newspaper Marca gave a rating of 10/10 to only one player, while no other player received a rating greater than 5.
The newspaper praised Thibaut Courtois, despite conceding four goals, and gave him a 10/10 rating and said: “A great performance from the Belgian to avoid a bigger defeat.”
She added: The first “miraculous” save was in the 12th minute when he prevented Haaland’s header from the line. The second miraculous save when he put his hand in an amazing way in front of another header from the Norwegian striker. The third miraculous save was to tackle Haaland in complete solitude.
And about the 4 goals, the newspaper said: “Nothing can be done in the two goals of Bernardo Silva. Simply, more cannot be done in the four goals.