A head-turning statistic comparing the creative efforts of Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois with those of Barcelona midfielder Pedri has come to the fore on Tuesday evening.
This comes owing to the former’s efforts in Real Madrid’s latest outing.
Los Blancos marked their return to action a short time ago, making the long trip to Kazakhstan for a Champions League meeting with Kairat.
The aforementioned Thibaut Courtois was for his part afforded a starting berth in the fixture.
And en route to an eventual 5-0 romp, the Belgian managed to register for himself a rare assist.
After the ball was laid off to him near his goalline, Courtois drilled a ball forward which split the Kairat backline wide open, allowing Kylian Mbappé to slip in behind and find the net.
And as alluded to above, in the process, Real Madrid’s no.1 played his part in a bizarre statistic.
This comes amid confirmation that, despite the latter’s ongoing brilliance when it comes to creativity, Courtois has now managed the same number of assists this season as Barcelona standout Pedri.
Conor Laird – GSFN
