The Belgian keeper believes history is on Real Madrid’s side ahead of the European showpiece.
Thibaut Courtois has warned Liverpool about Real Madrid’s impressive record in European finals.
The La Liga champions will face Liverpool in the Champions League final on Saturday. The game will be a rematch of the two side’s battle in the 2018 UCL final, where the Blancos defeated their opponents 3-1.
Most observers consider Liverpool as the favourites to win this year’s final. However, Courtois says Real Madrid have deserved to reach the final and have enough quality to win it.
Speaking in a pre-match press-conference, the 30-year-old said: “They’ve already played one final against Madrid in 2018.
“It was different for me. Real Madrid, when they play a final, they win it, and so now I’m on the right side of history.”
He added: “We deserved to get to the final because of quality first: if you don’t have individual quality you won’t get to the final, but quality and talent isn’t enough,” he said. “You have to put it together, the quality of everyone together makes the team have commitment and we’ve had that.
“Then the history of this club has pushed us in difficult moments, we deserve to get to the final but we have to deserve it tomorrow, there’s no other way.”
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