Twitter reacts as Thibaut Courtois & Alisson exchange howlers in the Champions League
By Tom Gott
Any budding goalkeepers, look away now.
Tuesday's Champions League meeting between Liverpool and Real Madrid was billed as a clash of some of the best players on the planet, but that memo clearly didn't reach the goalkeepers.
After Darwin Nunez's opening goal, Thibaut Courtois gifted a second to Mohamed Salah by literally kneeing the ball towards him, evidently forgetting how to use his go-go-gadget legs.
Liverpool fans were loving it, and the scorned Chelsea fans couldn't help themselves either.
Courtois against Liverpool today pic.twitter.com/j06UuaXIGz
β Troll Football (@TrollFootball) February 21, 2023
'If you pause it right there you can see the moment Courtois remembers what he said about how he should win the Ballon d'Or as the ball bobbles towards Salah'
β Casey Evans (@Casey_Evans_) February 21, 2023
Courtois πππ I hate him so that was good to see, the punk
β Big Sam. (@sammy__tee) February 21, 2023
But the fun didn't stop there, as after Vinicius Junior pulled one back, Alisson went and had a howler of his own.
The Liverpool stopper decided to pass the ball right at Vinicius and could only watch on as the ricochet bobbled its way into the back of the net.
These are two of the best goalkeepers in the world, by the way.
Allison and Courtois in this game pic.twitter.com/CN8KB0wiYk
β ποΈ (@SackOIe) February 21, 2023
ALISSON SAID WHAT COURTOIS CAN DO I CAN DO BETTER LMAOOO
β WolfRMFC (@WolfRMFC) February 21, 2023
Alison & Courtois discussing their stinkers at half time pic.twitter.com/ZhlNK3BMoV
β Luke (@Lukedutchh) February 21, 2023
Courtois and Alisson tonight pic.twitter.com/d08FvZWihO
β π SZN (@Goatpxced) February 21, 2023
Courtois and Alisson stage the greatest Loris Karius tribute night ever.
β Richard Jolly πΊπ¦ (@RichJolly) February 21, 2023
Alisson & Courtois today: pic.twitter.com/IXuSRlqKUs
β ππ (@IconicBlanco) February 21, 2023
Alisson and Courtois first half highlights pic.twitter.com/CVsksKHxL3
β π«π·β’ (@ConteSZN_) February 21, 2023
Alisson Becker & Courtois tonight pic.twitter.com/BshZw3qRwm
β Gina π (@Serginaoo) February 21, 2023
Loris Karius, the villain of the 2018 Champions League final, ended up trending on Twitter, such was the level of these mistakes.
Karius seeing his name trend on twitter pic.twitter.com/Zi4ryfalG7
β Adi (@adiutd08) February 21, 2023
we really had a Karius justice for 21 minutes
β RJ (@Romidas12) February 21, 2023
Karius being laughing his tits off watching this match
β Wil Calvert (@WilCalvert1) February 21, 2023
Seems today is World Karius day..
β Adecanberegular (@flywithadejuwon) February 21, 2023