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Following their victory against Bayern Munich in the second leg of their semi-final match earlier this week at the Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid advanced to the finals of the UEFA Champions League. The match was a 2-1 victory for Real Madrid.
The only thing that stands in the way of Los Blancos winning a third title this season is a stubborn Borussia Dortmund team. This is because Los Blancos have already won the Spanish Super Cup and the La Liga.
The German team has advanced to the finals after fending off challenges from Atletico Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain in the previous two rounds. They will be a formidable obstacle for Carlo Ancelotti and his team to overcome.
Real Madrid is considering making significant adjustments in their match against Dortmund.
Considering that Real Madrid has already secured the La Liga championship, it is not surprising that they are already considering their strategies for the UEFA Champions League final match against Borussia Dortmund, which will take place at Wembley Stadium. The match is scheduled to take place in three weeks.
Furthermore, according to writer Jorge C. Picon (with attribution to RM4Arab), Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti and president Florentino Perez may be considering making a significant change in the starting lineup for the finals.
According to the article, both Ancelotti and Perez are of the opinion that the odds of Los Blancos winning their match against Dortmund may be improved if they had Thibaut Courtois playing the goal for them.
As a result, there is a strong probability that the Belgian ace might take over the goalkeeping duties at Wembley for Andriy Lunin, who has been doing very well during the course of the season.
It is common knowledge among all members of the club, including Lunin, that Courtois is not only a goalie but rather one of the very best at the international level.
For the next games, Courtois could be able to play.
After suffering knee issues that forced him to miss practically the rest of the season, Courtois just participated in his first game of the season, which was played against Cadiz, and he displayed a respectable level of performance.
However, Ancelotti made the decision to play Lunin for the second leg of the semi-final match against Bayern, and Courtois was taken from the field and placed on the bench.
As of right now, however, there is a potential that the former Chelsea player would participate in the next La Liga games. This might be done in order to prepare for the UEFA Champions League final match against Borussia Dortmund.
It is impossible to forget that Courtois was the deciding factor in the 2022 Paris final match against Liverpool, and it is possible that he will be called to do it once again, this time at Wembley United Stadium.
