There are goalkeepers who take them to overtime. The night of Mamardashvili, who is a great goalkeeper, was amazing. Elastic. Waste. Giant because he covered the entire goal. But There are goalkeepers who have won championships, even Champions, who have the ability to turn a dark landscape into a bright night..

There aren’t that many, but Thibaut Courtois is that aristocratic man who never gives up. Even in extra time, he blocked Fran Pérez’s goal. Not even in the first 90 minutes, when he repulsed a poisonous headshot from Cavani. But if it caused Madrid penalty shootout Belgian expert went to steal all the spots and of course the covers he wrote to his colleague from Valencia.

The defender Comert, who gave the penalty to Benzema, scored a goal (1-0) by the Frenchman. He then missed Valencia’s second launch. He threw the ball to Jeddah, another major city in Saudi Arabia. Courtois went over the crossbar as he separated himself for the fourth and decisive shot that stopped Gayà, the captain of a team suffering from penalties. Thus, he lost the Cup final against Betis. Thus, he lost the semi-final. Spanish Super Cup against Madrid.

But the night delivered another great message, not only for the goalkeepers, but also for Ancelotti’s team dropped out. Benzema scored the first goal. Modric scored the second goal. The only player to shoot directly into Valencia’s goal. Kroos took care of the third. Aim. And Marco Asensio threw the room. Aim. Even the fifth didn’t need Madrid.

There are Spanish football players in Madrid. Not much. But they even play from time to time. Even in the top five of a Super Cup semi-final against an initially timid Valencia, he transforms the Riyadh stadium into a mini Bernabéu with a shout that transcends physical and cultural boundaries: “’Well, that’s how Madrid wins! Thousands of spectators, who did not fill the stands, shouted, ‘This is how Madrid wins!’” Even a few Spaniards (Lucas Vázquez played right-back; Nacho took the role of left-back) lined up Ancelotti (11 players in the starting lineup and not a single Spaniard) to show what had happened at the brand new La Cerámica Stadium. “a coincidence”.

Not coincidentally, Madrid’s excellent precision in these four shots, while Ancelotti was also convinced he had a golden bullet. The golden bullet he used in the last minutes of overtime. The golden bullet he later used in penalty shootouts. Proud to have a scoring nine and a saving goalkeeper, rivals Madrid await Sunday’s final. Barcelona or Betis?.