Thibaut Courtois gives four back-to-back interviews in four different languages
Some footballers may get a reputation for not being the smartest characters, but Thibaut Courtois isn't one of them as he flexed his language skills after Real Madrid beat Frankfurt 2-0 on Wednesday.
The Champions League hero produced another fine display in the UEFA Super Cup, and helped Madrid to another European trophy as he kept a clean sheet against the Europa League winners. Karim Benzema and David Alaba got themselves on the scoresheet, as Madrid kicked off their season with silverware.
Following their success, Courtois took on media duties, and due to the global interest there were outlets from multiple destinations in attendance. And the Belgian stunned reporters as he gave four interviews back-to-back while speaking a different language each time.
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The Champions League man of the match was spoke to the media teams in a range of languages, with the goalkeeper speaking fluently in Dutch, French, English and Spanish. To add to his impressive list, Courtois also understands German and Portuguese, with the former Chelsea star proving a pivotal part of Madrid's side on and off the pitch.
Courtois joined Los Blancos in 2018 after asking Chelsea to return to Madrid, with the Belgian previously playing for rivals Atletico. Courtois spent three years on loan at the Vicente Calderon and became one of the best goalkeepers in world football.
He's since gone a step above too, although he did have his critics at the start of his journey with Madrid. Courtois was the standout show of last seasons Champions League final, as the Belgian somehow stopped Liverpool from scoring.
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Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino were all kept at bay as Courtois pulled off one of the great goalkeeping performances, and the Belgian later fired a dig at the English media and demanded 'respect'. After the final, he said to BT Sport: "I saw a lot of tweets saying I would get humbled.
"It was the other way round. Today I needed to win a final – for my career, for all the hard work, to put respect on my name because I don’t think I have enough respect, especially England. I saw a lot of criticism that I was not good enough or whatever."
Vinicius Jr scored the only goal of the game as Madrid beat Liverpool 1-0 in Paris, and Courtois' iconic performance has even placed him in the running for the Ballon d'Or award. However, team-mate Karim Benzema is the overwhelming favourite, with African player of the year Sadio Mane also competing.
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