Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid: 5 Hits and Flops; La Liga

Real Madrid CF v  Club Atletico de Madrid - La Liga
Real Madrid CF v Club Atletico de Madrid - La Liga

#3 Hit - Thibaut Courtois

Real Madrid CF v CD Leganes - La Liga
Courtois kept his second straight clean sheet at home

Thibaut Courtois faced former club Atletico Madrid for the first time in the Madrid derby on Saturday. The Belgian was in the midst of hate and abuse from the away fans as they looked to get revenge against the Real Madrid goalkeeper.

However, Courtois didn't let any of the pre-match proceedings affect his morale heading into the game. The 26-year-old stood tall, looked calm and composed and put one of his best performances since joining Real in the summer.

Twice, Atleti had the chance to take the lead through Antoine Griezmann and Diego Costa. But, Courtois stepped up and denied the duo on both occasions to prevent Real from falling behind and kept his clean sheet intact.

Firstly, Diego Simeone's men broke through on the counter-attack as Griezmann avoided the offside trap and was set free towards goal. The Frenchman's burst of pace made it hard for Real's backline to catch up but Courtois bravely came out of goal and saved Griezmann's shot outside the six-yard region to keep the game scoreless.

Similarly, Costa has also created a glorious one on one opportunity to put the Rojiblancos in front but there was no going through former Chelsea shot-stopper as Courtois came out of his area once more to deny his former teammate a goal and guaranteed a point for his new club.

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