Thibaut Courtois sets unwanted record in Real Madrid’s meeting with Espanyol

Real Madrid star Thibaut Courtois has on Saturday secured for himself an altogether undesired piece of club history.

Real, of course, are currently locked in action.

Fresh off kicking their European campaign into gear with a 3-1 downing of Stuttgart in midweek, Carlo Ancelotti’s troops have turned attentions back towards matters on the domestic front.

As things stand late in a La Liga meeting with Espanyol, however, Los Blancos find themselves headed for what would be a disappointing share of the spoils.

This comes with the two sides locked at a goal apiece.

Before Dani Carvajal levelled things up from close range just shy of the hour mark, Real fell behind, owing to a Thibaut Courtois own goal.

And, in the process, the capital giants’ no.1 entered the history books, for all the wrong reasons…

As revealed by statisticians Opta:

‘Thibaut Courtois has become the first Real Madrid goalkeeper to score an own goal in a LaLiga match in the entire 21st century.’

Conor Laird – GSFN