Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will miss Wednesday’s match against Olympiakos in the UEFA Champions League with gastroenteritis, according to a medical report published on the club’s website early on Tuesday.
After the examination conducted today on our player Thibaut Courtois by the Medical Services of Real Madrid, he has been diagnosed with a viral gastrointestinal condition. He will be unavailable for the trip to Athens. Pending further evaluation.
Source: Realmadrid.com
Backup goalkeeper Andriy Lunin will replace Courtois in the starting lineup, in what will be the season debut for the Ukrainian player. While Lunin is always reliable, him making his season debut in such a tough stadium like Olympiakos’ is far from ideal with Real Madrid desperately needing to bounce back from their last three discouraging results against Liverpool, Rayo Vallecano and Elche.