Belgium play Italy in the battle for third place in the UEFA Nations League, something Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois doesn’t understand. ‘We are playing for nothing’.
The Red Devils ‘threw away’ a 2-0 lead against France and eventually lost 3-2 on Thursday and Courtois was not happy with the result at the Allianz Stadium.
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Thus the Belgians set up a match against Italy at 14.00 UK time on Sunday, and Courtois was not happy after the defeat to Les Bleus.
“As always, when you have a 2-0 lead, you can’t throw away the win,” Courtois said, according to Nieuwsblad in Belgium. “But we did.”
He was not happy about playing for the third place in the UEFA Nations League either, calling the date with Italy as a ‘useless’ game.
“We are playing for nothing. To arrive third or fourth in the Nations League is not interesting for anyone,” he said.
“It’s a useless game. I don’t know why we are playing, it’s like a training match.”