{"id":46922,"date":"2023-03-21T12:25:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T12:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/21\/courtois-gives-up-on-title-race\/"},"modified":"2023-03-21T12:25:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T12:25:07","slug":"courtois-gives-up-on-title-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/21\/courtois-gives-up-on-title-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Courtois Gives Up &#8230;On Title Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thibaut Courtois admitted that Real Madrid\u2019s chances of winning LaLiga have all but disappeared after Barcelona\u2019s 2-1 El Clasico victory on Sunday left Madrid 12 points behind the league leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Madrid went ahead early at Camp Nou thanks to Ronald Araujo\u2019s own goal. Sergi Roberto equalised before half-time, and \u2014 as both teams pushed for a late winner \u2014 Marco Asensio had a goal disallowed for offside before Franck Kessie scored in added time.<\/p>\n<p>The result means Barca are top of the table on 68 points and on course for their first league title since 2019, with Madrid trailing on 56 points with 12 games left to play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, we have to be honest,\u201d Courtois told Movistar, when asked if the title race was over. \u201cWe wanted to fight until the end, but now it\u2019s four games\u2019 difference\u2026 They\u2019d have to lose four games, and we\u2019d have to win all of them. Nothing is impossible, but it\u2019s very difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Substitute Asensio thought he\u2019d kept Madrid\u2019s title hopes alive when he converted Dani Carvajal\u2019s pass in the 81st minute to put the visitors ahead, only for the goal to be ruled out by VAR \u2014 a decision questioned by Coach Carlo Ancelotti.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe deserved to win,\u201d Ancelotti told Movistar. \u201cThe game was won. Then we have doubts about the goal that was disallowed\u2026 Do you think it was offside? We have to accept it, but I have my doubts. Nothing is certain. We have the right to have doubts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know, honestly,\u201d the Italian said, when pushed on the issue in his post-match news conference. \u201cI thought offsides were quite clear at the World Cup, with [semi-automatic offside technology]. I have my doubts. It changed [the game]. Was it offside? I\u2019m not sure. If the VAR is sure, great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Madrid\u2019s attention will now turn to the Copa Del Rey \u2014 where they will return to Camp Nou to play Barca in their semifinal second leg on April 5 \u2014 and the Champions League, where they will face Chelsea in the quarterfinals next month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re sad, we\u2019re hurting, but we\u2019re proud of the game we played,\u201d Ancelotti said. \u201cIf we play like that for the rest of the season, we\u2019ll win something for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Thibaut Courtois admitted that Real Madrid\u2019s chances of winning LaLiga have all but disappeared after Barcelona\u2019s 2-1 El Clasico victory on Sunday left Madrid 12 points behind the league leaders. Madrid went ahead early at Camp Nou thanks to Ronald Araujo\u2019s own goal. 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