Rivalries have been flaring up ahead of tomorrow’s El Clasico as Thibaut Courtois fired a shot a Lionel Messi. However, Barcelona then responded by humiliating the Real Madrid star on Twitter.
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They captioned the footage: “The [goat emoji] vs current Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois…”
The 27-year-old had a tough start to life at Real after making the move from Chelsea in 2018.
However, he is gradually winning over Los Blancos supporters - who have longed for a permanent world class replacement for Iker Casillas, who left the club in 2015.
“I’ve grown a lot as a person,” Courtois said.
Barcelona responded by posting a video of Lionel Messi scoring past Thibaut Courtois (Image: GETTY)
“Last year was not easy and if you can’t cope with this pressure, you can’t be at this level. I am proud, I’ve been strong mentally and kept growing as a person.
“The key is not to lose confidence in yourself. If you can’t be confident in yourself, forget about it. You have to be confident.”
El Clasico is due to kick-off at 8pm GMT tomorrow.