Overview
- Speaking to COPE, Thibaut Courtois said he has no personal problem with Lamine Yamal and would greet the Barcelona teenager off the pitch.
- He acknowledged Yamal’s pre-match Twitch quip “heated up the game” and served as extra motivation for Real Madrid, who beat Barça 2-1 to halt a run of losses in recent Clásicos.
- Courtois and Dani Carvajal confronted Yamal after the final whistle in a tense finish that included a 100th‑minute red card for Pedri.
- The Real Madrid goalkeeper added he expects to be ready to face Elche after a minor issue that kept him out of Belgium duty, downplaying reports of any national-team rift.
- Spanish reports say Yamal has been working through pubalgia with recovery specialists and has returned to training with Barcelona.