{"id":1267237,"date":"2022-06-27T10:56:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T09:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1267237"},"modified":"2022-06-27T11:36:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T10:36:24","slug":"thibaut-courtois-champions-league-final-tattoo","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/thibaut-courtois-champions-league-final-tattoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Thibaut Courtois shows off his new Champions League final-inspired tattoo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has got a new tattoo which draws inspiration from his heroics in the Champions League final win over Liverpool in Paris last month.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Belgian shot-stopper proved impervious between the sticks as Carlo Ancelotti\u2019s men secured a 1-0 win over the Reds in a delicately-poised Parisian showpiece, claiming the Man of the Match award for his acrobatic efforts in goal.<\/p>\n

Vinicius Junior ultimately scored the goal that determined the match, but it was Courtois who stole the headlines and dominated the following day’s back pages as he kept a lid on Jurgen Klopp’s usually lethal attacking line.<\/p>\n\n

The towering gloveman made nine saves, the most ever recorded by a goalkeeper in a Champions League final, as he left Mohamed Salah visually frustrated after keeping his clean sheet intact for 90 minutes — joining Oliver Kahn and Edwin van der Sar as one of only three shot-stoppers to scoop a UCL final MOTM award.<\/p>\n

In homage to his own efforts, Courtois has now inked up with a fitting reference to his performance, getting a brick wall guarding a net tattooed on his forearm, with his initials, squad number (‘TC1’) and the Champions League trophy sitting in front of it.<\/p>\n

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Courtois captioned his gratitude to the tattoo artist, Larissa, who replied: “For the ONE and only Champ! Thank you for giving me the opportunity to place this beautiful memo.”<\/p>\n

The tattoo also comes after Courtois hit out at his treatment in the Premier League, suggesting he never received the respect he deserved when playing in goal for Chelsea, a point he was quick to emphasis following Real’s win over Liverpool.<\/p>\n

After the final last month, he told BT Sport: “I saw a lot of tweets coming my way, saying that I will get humbled today but it was the other way around.<\/p>\n

“I needed to win this final to put respect on my name. Because I don’t get enough respect, especially in England.<\/p>\n\n

“Yesterday I said when Madrid plays finals they win it and I’m on the good side of history. I’m really proud of the performance of the team.<\/p>\n

“We beat the best clubs in the world together with us. City and Liverpool were unbelievable this season. Today they were really strong.<\/p>\n

“Liverpool won two cups, today they were really strong, I think I played a great game and that was the difference \u2013 we had one chance and we scored it.”<\/p>\n

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