The 1-1 goal he scored Kevin DeBruyne for him Manchester City against him real Madrid for the first leg of the semifinals of Champions Leaguebeating the goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, hides a story behind. And when the ball touched the net at the Bernabéu, a new chapter was written among those who are Belgium national team-mates.
Is that De Bruyne’s goal against Courtois to stamp the 1-1 in Madrid has revived moments from the past. Although each of them is a figure in their respective teams, both have grown up since childhood in the same club: their country’s Genk. There they quickly began to develop their virtues and the fate of the stars seemed inevitable.
De Bruyne and Courtois became very close friends and the relationship strengthened even more when they were signed by the Chelsea, his first step to be successful in Europe. First football separated them, then life.
Given the lack of minutes for both in England, the midfielder went on loan to Werder Bremen From Germany and the archer sealed his arrival at the Cholo Simeone’s Atletico Madrid. But beyond the miles apart, that wasn’t the cause of their separation. The reason? A situation related to Caroline LijnenDe Bruyne’s partner at the time.
The midfielder moved to the Bundesliga in 2013 to live that adventure with his girlfriend. However, according to the British media, he never finished adjusting to the German country, so he decided to take a trip to Spain with his friends. But in his pursuit of affluence, he ended up finding new love and sparking a scandal.
Carolina remained in Madrid for a few days, where she allegedly began a relationship with Courtois. And the news didn’t take long to come to light: the Spanish press photographed them together, starting a soap opera that also ended up having an impact on the privacy of the Belgian national team as it involved the two great figures of the team.
The relationship between the goalkeeper and Carolina did not prosper but the bond between the players was interrupted. Despite this, both tried to maintain their professionalism in every call-up to the national team, shaping a team that, while not winning titles, was considered one of the best in the world.
They played three World Cups and two Europeans despite the fact that there was practically no dialogue between them. “There is tension in the locker room“, recognized the Spaniard Roberto Martinez, DT from Belgium to the World Cup in Qatar. Versions of brawls and brawls in the dressing room escalated to the end of the national team’s surprise elimination in the group stage.
On a personal level, both De Bruyne and Courtois managed to rebuild their respective lives. The “Colourful” married Michele Lacroix in 2017, with whom he had two children; while on the side of Courteous he has been in a relationship with the Israeli model for a year and a half Mishel Gerzig.
He Santiago Bernabéu It was the new meeting scene, this time with rival shirts. In the previous match they respected the Champions League protocol and said goodbye, and at the end of the match it was seen that they embraced each other gently. Grudges seem to belong to the past. And next week they will clash again but in Manchester, to define whether City or Real Madrid will play in the final of the tournament.
De Bruyne’s goal against Real Madrid
Source: Clarin
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