'Put respect on my name' - Courtois rounds on critics after Champions League final heroics

The Real Madrid keeper hit out at his perceived critics, 'especially in England'
'Put respect on my name' - Courtois rounds on critics after Champions League final heroics

Real Madrid Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois saves from Liverpool's Mohamed Salah during the UEFA Champions League Final at the Stade de France, Paris. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire. 

Thibaut Courtois was delighted to prove a point to his critics in England after keeping out Liverpool to help the Spanish giants win the Champions League final.

The former Chelsea stopper produced one of the best performances of his life to keep Liverpool at bay in Paris as Real ran out 1-0 victors thanks to Vinicius Junior's second-half strike.

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