Thibaut Courtois has insisted Real Madrid are “always the favourites” for the Champions League while expressing his confidence that the Blancos can conquer Europe again in 2020-21.
Madrid have won the competition a record 13 times, six more than any other club, but an underwhelming start to the La Liga season has hardly served to inspire confidence they can claim a 14th title come May.
Zinedine Zidane’s side failed to reach the quarter-finals last season, losing in a two-legged last-16 tie to Manchester City with a five-month interval between the games due to the suspension of football amid the Covid-19 crisis.
Drawn in Group B with Inter, Borussia Monchengladbach and Shakhtar Donetsk, history is firmly on the side of Madrid progressing to the knockout stages.
“I’m sure we can win this Champions League,” Courtois said ahead of Wednesday’s meeting with Shakhtar.
“Real Madrid are always favourites in this competition. I’m pretty sure, I’m confident we have enough quality in the team to win this title.
“I mean we’re not the number one favourites, there are many teams in the hat but we’re definitely a candidate for the title. There are a lot of good clubs, it’s the most attractive competition in the world and we’re going to do all we can to win the title.”
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