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Champions League: Three takeaways from Real Madrid’s rout of Viktoria Plzen

By Ben Sundock

PLZEN, CZECH REPUBLIC - NOVEMBER 07: Karim Benzema (C) of Real Madrid celebrates with team mates after scoring their team's third goal during the Group G match of the UEFA Champions League between Viktoria Plzen and Real Madrid at Doosan Arena on November 7, 2018 in Plzen, Czech Republic. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Real Madrid via Getty Images)
PLZEN, CZECH REPUBLIC - NOVEMBER 07: Karim Benzema (C) of Real Madrid celebrates with team mates after scoring their team's third goal during the Group G match of the UEFA Champions League between Viktoria Plzen and Real Madrid at Doosan Arena on November 7, 2018 in Plzen, Czech Republic. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Real Madrid via Getty Images) /
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PLZEN, CZECH REPUBLIC – NOVEMBER 06: Thibaut Courtois of Real Madrid in action during a training session ahead of the Group G match of the UEFA Champions League between Viktoria Plzen and Real Madrid at Doosan Arena on November 6, 2018 in Plzen, Czech Republic. (Photo by Antonio Villalba/Real Madrid via Getty Images)
PLZEN, CZECH REPUBLIC – NOVEMBER 06: Thibaut Courtois of Real Madrid in action during a training session ahead of the Group G match of the UEFA Champions League between Viktoria Plzen and Real Madrid at Doosan Arena on November 6, 2018 in Plzen, Czech Republic. (Photo by Antonio Villalba/Real Madrid via Getty Images) /

The goalkeeper debate continues

The debate rages on. Who is the actual ‘starting’ goalkeeper for Real Madrid? It was assumed by many – including us here at the Real Champs – that Keylor Navas was going to be the go-to guy in net in UCL matches.

Considering what Keylor has done the last three years, it makes a lot of sense. But, Thibaut Courtois got his first start of the season in the competition and earned yet another clean sheet.

Keylor has had, in my opinion, better performances this season and has made some big stops in big matches, but, Courtois is a world-class keeper.

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It is one of the most interesting situations you will ever see on a football team and it is even rarer that you have two goalkeepers who were on the short list of best goalkeepers in the Champions League a season ago.

This debate, I’m sure, will continue to rage on, but is there really a need to debate who should be the regular starter? When you have two guys of this quality, just enjoy it and reap the rewards.

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