'Spanish press want to kill me', says Courtois after difficult week


FILE PHOTO - Soccer Football - Champions League - Round of 16 Second Leg - Real Madrid v Ajax Amsterdam - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - March 5, 2019 Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois and Gareth Bale look dejected after conceding their fourth goal as Ajax's Daley Blind celebrates REUTERS/Susana Vera

(Reuters) - Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois claims he is receiving unfair treatment in Spain for a difficult first season at the club and defended his abilities after making an embarrassing error in Belgium's Euro 2020 qualifier with Russia on Thursday.

An ill-calculated dribble by Courtois resulted in the Belgium stopper being dispossessed in his area which allowed Denis Cheryshev to equalise for Russia in the game. Belgium went on to win 3-1.

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