Thibaut Courtois avoids punishment as Competition Committee rejects Atletico Madrid claims

The slump continued from Sunday's Madrid derby, which ended in a 1-1 draw. On Wednesday, Atletico Madrid were punished for their supporters throwing missiles at Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, with the Metropolitan section where the incidents occurred being closed for the next three matches.

The Competition Committee of the Spanish Football Federation decided on this, and they also addressed the complaints of Atleti about Courtois. Los Colchoneros claimed that the “Belgian goalkeeper” had incited his supporters with his celebrations for the goal of Eder Militao, but these allegations were rejected.

In fact, Marco they say that the Committee described the Athletes' claims as “absolutely unacceptable”, also saying that it cannot be used as justification for the actions of their supporters.

As a result, Courtois will not be punished, although he is expected to miss out Real Madrid anyway the weekend against Villarreal due to an adductor injury that he suffered at the Metropolitano. Andriy Lunin will start at the Santiago Bernabeu, as he did during Los Blancos' Champions League defeat at Lille.