"Szoboszlai was on his own, and if I stayed on the goal line it would have been almost like a penalty, it would be impossible to stop. I wanted to go for the cross, but it would have been too dangerous. I'm two metres tall, I have long arms, I threw myself at it with everything. I made myself big. It wasn't exactly a save from the goalkeeper's manual, but it worked."
"We didn't have enough possession in the other half, and that's where we want to play. That's where we have to improve away from home, against good teams... We could play better. These games are decided by details, and that's what happened. We must stay calm, we're OK. If we win at Olympiacos, we're still in a good place to get into the top eight."
Real Madrid suffered a 1-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield, marking their first Champions League loss this season. Thibaut Courtois made eight saves, including a 27th-minute point-blank stop from Dominik Szoboszlai, which he described as not exactly textbook but effective. Madrid generated just 0.45 expected goals versus Liverpool's 2.58 and struggled to dominate possession and win duels in the final third. Recent results under coach Xabi Alonso include victories such as El Clásico and defeats to Paris Saint-Germain, Atlético Madrid, and Liverpool. A win at Olympiacos would keep Madrid well placed to advance in the group.
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