The penalty shootout nightmare continues! Real Madrid have missed 7 out of their last 19 penalties. Courtois has saved only 1 out of 8 penalties he has faced [xueting]
2025-06-18
On June 19th, Beijing time, in the first match of the Club World Cup, Real Madrid drew 1-1 with Al Nassr and failed to get off to a winning start.
In this match, Real Madrid was awarded a penalty in the final moments, but the penalty taken by Valverde was saved, missing out on the victory.
Data shows that Real Madrid has missed 7 out of the last 19 penalty kicks in official matches.
It is also worth mentioning that in this match, Raul Asensio also gave away a penalty, allowing Courtois to once again face the penalty on the goal line. This was his eighth penalty in the regular time (excluding penalty shootouts) for Real Madrid this season, but he ultimately failed to save it.
Of these eight penalties, Courtois only saved one from Saka, which was in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final on April 17, 2025, when Real Madrid lost 1-2 to Arsenal.