Late Osasuna strike exposes Courtois: Real Madrid's fragile moment in La Liga
21 February 2026
Osasuna exposes Courtois as Real Madrid's weak link in a dramatic La Liga night
Dark chapter in Courtois' Madrid saga
Osasuna cemented Courtois as Real Madrid's weak link during their dramatic 2-1 defeat on Saturday, the 25th La Liga round in a game that stunned fans.
Osasuna clinched the win with a Raul Garcia goal in the 90th minute, after Ante Budimir's penalty in the 38th, while Vinicius Junior equalized in the 73rd.
Real Madrid tasted defeat for the time under caretaker coach Alvaro Arbeloa this season.
The penalty sparked wide debate during the match despite VAR's confirmation, and on the negative side it compounded the goalkeeper Courtois's pain further.
Despite his brilliance in many games and his crucial saves helping Real Madrid, penalties remain the dark side of the Belgian international's performance.
According to Mister Chip's statistics, Ante Budimir's penalty in Osasuna's match against Real Madrid today is the 37th to be struck at Courtois in La Liga over his career overall.
Then he said: Courtois has conceded 31 goals from penalties (84%) against him, with one penalty missing the target, while the Belgian goalkeeper managed to save only five penalties (13%). Numbers alarm analysts, fans, and pundits.
These figures place Courtois 66th in the rankings of goalkeepers with the best save rate against penalties in La Liga, among those who faced at least 20 penalties so far.
Penalties, the clearest weakness of Real Madrid's keeper in the current era.
Punchline 1: If penalties were exams, Courtois would need extra tutoring.
Punchline 2: Don’t worry—goalkeeping is life’s long-running joke; Courtois just keeps delivering the punchlines from the goal line.
