Thibaut Courtois says Liverpool’s players were baffled by how many saves he made during their Champions League clash on Tuesday.

In the end, Arne Slot’s men ended up beating Real Madrid 1-0 thanks to Alexis Mac Allister’s header, but for most of the game, it felt like there was no way past the Belgian.

Due to his height and how far he can spread across the goal, it makes scoring against Los Blancos hard, especially when he has the likes of Eder Militao and Dean Huijsen in front of him.

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You could tell as the game went on that Liverpool’s first-team squad were getting frustrated by the number of saves he was making, with Courtois now sharing what he and some of the Reds’ players were laughing about during the game.

Liverpool’s final-third form has been far from its best this term.

Mohamed Salah has been a fraction of his former self, and although everything finally seems to be coming together, there are still question marks about whether Liverpool have what it takes to win the Premier League and Champions League.

Of course, it’s...