Courtois goes on bizarre tirade against fans who disrespected him

Thibaut Courtois said after Real Madrid's triumph over Liverpool at the Stade de France that he does not get enough respect, 'especially in England'.

The Belgian goalkeeper put in a man of the match display to deny Liverpool's wealth of attacking talent and ensure Real Madrid won their 14th Champions League crown in Paris. 

Notable saves included tipping a Sadio Mane shot onto the post in the first half when Liverpool had Madrid on the ropes and then Courtois saved astonishingly from Mohamed Salah late on in the game. 

Speaking to BT after winning his maiden Champions League crown, Courtois said: 'I saw a lot of tweets coming my way, saying that I will get humbled today but it was the other way around. 

'I needed to win this final to put respect on my name. Because I don't get enough respect, especially in England.

'Yesterday I said when Madrid plays finals they win it and I'm on the good side of history,' he added. 'I'm really proud of the performance of the team.'

'We beat the best clubs in the world together with us. City and Liverpool were unbelievable this season. Today they were really strong.'

'Liverpool won two cups, today they were really strong, I think I played a great game and that was the difference – we had one chance and we scored it,' he went on.

Courtois was then asked during his press conference why he felt he didn't get enough respect in England.

Video: 'My goalkeeper was attacked' (Sky News)

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