The Ukrainian did not train with the team for several days due to the flu and will join Real Madrid only on the day of the Champions League final
Head coach Real Madrid Carlo Ancelotti dotted all the i’s in the question of the main goalkeeper for the final Champions League. Disease Andrey Lunin helped the mentor make the final choice.
“Lunin suffered from the flu, due to which he was unable to train and travel with the team. Tomorrow he will join us and will be on the bench, and Courtois will play,” the specialist said.
The 25-year-old Ukrainian was under no illusions yesterday about his chances of playing against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley, saying: “I’m very sad that I can’t prepare with the team for the most important match of my life.”
Let us remind you that Lunin missed three consecutive training sessions of the Madrid club. It was noted that Andrei was in the hospital due to illness. As it became known on May 29, the Blancos coaching staff decided that the Ukrainian would fly to the capital of England separately from the rest of the team. This is how Madrid want to avoid potential infection among players.
The Ukrainian has played 31 matches for Madrid in all tournaments this season. Andrey conceded 32 goals in them and played 12 matches to zero. Courtois has only recently recovered from two serious injuries in a row, having managed to play only four league matches for Los Blancos (all to zero).
Even before Lunin’s illness, it was reported that Ancelotti intended to play Courtois in the final match of the Champions League. Club president Florentino Perez also believed that the Blancos squad would be more balanced with the Belgian in goal.
Real Madrid became champions of Spain 2024 and reached the Champions League final. The decisive match of the main European Cup with Borussia D will take place on Saturday, June 1, at Wembley in London. Starts at 22:00 Kyiv time. The game will be officiated by a team of referees led by Slovenian Slavko Vincic.
Source: Sportarena
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