Don’t bother with Mbappe or Vinicius; Real Madrid will need this 32-year-old expert more than anyone else.

While Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham, and Vinicius Jr. get a lot of attention, there is one player who doesn’t get as much attention.

Thibaut Courtois is the person in question. He will be very important to Real Madrid’s success this season, especially in their next game against Mallorca.

The forwards for Mallorca have a tough match up against Courtois, who has been in great shape since coming back from illness.

Recent record is a great example

After having six clean sheets in a row, the Belgian has been unbeatable. Cadiz, Granada, Alaves, Real Betis, Borussia Dortmund, and Atalanta have all failed to score against him.

Courtois hasn’t let in a goal in a real game for Madrid since Athletic Bilbao bҽat them at the Santiago Bernabeu on June 4, 2023.

After that, Courtois hasn’t given up a goal for 554 minutes for Real Madrid and 582 minutes when we count his time with the Belgian national team.

There were bound to be concerns about Courtois’s performance following a serious and long-lasting injury. But he put those worries to rest. When Courtois came back to play, he was better than ever and put on great shows.

Courtois has made 19 saves in six games since his return, which is an average of almost 3 saves per game. He made a big save early in the second half of the UEFA Super Cup game against Atalanta that stopped Pasalic and secured Real Madrid’s win.

Records about people can be seen

Now that La Liga has started, Courtois has to work hard to get Real Madrid the fifth piece of what could be a historic septuple.

Courtois wants to win his fourth Zamora Trophy on his own. He has won three with Atletico Madrid and one with Real Madrid so far in the 2019–20 season.

In order to do this, his first goal is to keep a clean sheet for seven games in a row, which is something he has yet to do while playing for Madrid.

He could also bҽat his own record of 710 minutes without giving up a goal, which he set while playing for Chelsea and Belgium in late 2016.