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Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo…the checklist of Actual Madrid’s attacking stars might go on and on.

Nonetheless, goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois believes a former Stoke striker would have made the distinction this night.

Actual made 42 crosses this night and solely linked with seven, which is clearly a really, very poor success charge.

And Courtois talked about the necessity for giant man within the field when you’re sending in crosses, mentioning an ex-teammate of his.

He mentioned post-match: “We crossed quite a bit, however we didn’t have a participant like Joselu.”

The Belgian additionally appeared to take purpose at a few of his teammates, including: “We have to begin taking part in as a workforce, not as people.

“We have to begin being trustworthy with ourselves.”

Courtois would then go on to name-drop Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior as his brutal evaluation continued.

He mentioned: “We’re a workforce, however generally I really feel like we play too individually, once they double-team Vini or Kylian, generally it really works out, however 3, 4 instances, it would not.

“If we need to win, we have to be higher.”