⚽️Football Thibaut Courtois unhappy with decision in Real Madrid defeat

[James]

Real Madrid suffered their second defeat of the La Liga season, as they lost 2-1 away against Villarreal to hand Barcelona an advantage in the title race. The Catalan giants are on the same number of points as Los Blancos but were already ahead on goal difference, and now have a game in hand as well.

That game is of course away against Atletico Madrid and will not be an easy task, but at least it is an opportunity for Xavi’s side to take back the lead in the title race, having lost it after a 1-1 draw against Espanyol.


There was controversy in the game between Real Madrid and Villarreal, with two penalties awarded on the day. Ultimately, a spot kick from Gerard Moreno proved to be the difference.

Real Madrid goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois, did not sound happy with the decision to award the penalty against his side though. As reported by GOAL, the Belgian told Movistar:

“The handballs are open to interpretation and it’s tough.
“David [Alaba] had his hand on the floor, he’s trying to get up. He fell and it’s his supporting hand. I don’t know what the rule is, I’ve never seen an example like that. Let’s see if next summer they come to talk to us and explain it. If you give a debatable penalty to them, where I think [Foyth] didn’t see the ball, you give that one too. It’s a kind of compensation.”

Courtois unhappy with penalty decision in Real Madrid vs Villarreal​

It is safe to say that penalty kicks have become an even bigger point of controversy in recent years, as there does not seem to be a lot of consistency in the decision-making from week to week. The issue is not just limited to La Liga but all over Europe.

On the day, Villarreal did seem to be the better team though and one cannot really complain about the result of the game.

What is becoming a worry though is the team’s sluggish form since their return from the World Cup break. Los Blancos might have won against Real Valladolid and Cacereno, but those performances had left a lot to be desired as well. And this time around, it caught up to them, as they dropped three valuable points in a tight title race with Barcelona.