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Thibaut Courtois has criticised Real Madrid’s tactics following their Champions League defeat to Arsenal and claims the team missed the presence of Joselu in attack.

Carlo Ancelotti’s side are now out of the Champions League after Arsenal sealed a 2-1 victory at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night.

Arsenal held a 3-0 advantage from the first leg of their quarter-final tie last week, however, Madrid’s players appeared confident of mounting a comeback in front of their own supporters.

But the Champions League holders struggled to trouble Mikel Arteta’s side and fell behind in the second half through Bukayo Saka’s neat finish.

Vinicius Junior pounced on a mistake from William Saliba to equalise but Madrid were unable to cause Arsenal further problems and the Gunners, who will now play Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-final, sealed the win in injury time through Gabriel Martinelli.

Speaking after Madrid’s Champions League exit, Courtois claimed his team are too reliant on ‘individual’ moments in attack and said Joselu, who scored 18 goals for Madrid last season before his €17 million (£14.4m) move to Qatari side Al-Gharafa last summer, would have offered a stronger presence in attack against Arsenal.

‘We can’t always expect the four up front to dribble past three players and score a great goal. As a team, we have to attack and defend better,’ Courtois said.

‘In the end, they’re a team that defends well, is well-organised, presses well, and it’s difficult to find space. We put in a lot of crosses, but this year we don’t have Joselu, a natural striker up front.

‘We have to analyse carefully what we can do better. We have a lot of season ahead of us, we have the League on the line, the Cup in ten days, and then the Club World Cup. We thank the fans. Thinking about a comeback was great, and I hope we can bring them some joy this season.

‘Sometimes you have to be self-critical and look at everything carefully. Everyone has to do this. I feel like we’re a team, but we have to make more team plays and not just individual ones.

‘If they double-mark Vini or Kylian, a two-on-one can work once, but not five times.

‘We still have a good final against Barca, La Liga, and the Club World Cup.’

Meanwhile, Real Madrid’s captain, Lucas Vazquez, accused Arsenal of ‘coming to defend’ at the Bernabeu.

‘It’s a difficult moment. We tried, but it was a tough game. We didn’t have all the chances we would have liked,’ Vazquez told Movistar.

‘We didn’t lose face in the game, but there were a lot of interruptions. Those moments when the balance sometimes falls in our favour didn’t happen, and in the end, we weren’t able to do what we wanted

‘Perhaps yes, we lacked clarity with the ball, patience at certain moments, and the ability to move the ball from side to side to penetrate a well-organised defence.

‘They came to defend, to play their part. They did practically nothing in the first half, and in the second, with the team completely focused, they found victory. We tried

‘There’s still a lot of season left to play. The team is united, it’s doing well, and it’s eager to achieve what’s left, and we’re going to work hard to achieve everything.’

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Dani Carvajal is facing a possible suspension from UEFA over his clash with Bukayo Saka during Real Madrid’s 2-1 defeat to Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

Mikel Arteta’s side secured their place in the Champions League semi-final where they will play Paris Saint-Germain following their victory at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Arsenal held a commanding 3-0 lead from the first leg last week but missed the chance to extend that advantage in the first half as Saka’s penalty was saved by Thibaut Courtois.

However, Saka made amends in the 65th minute as he beat Courtois with a neat dinked finish after being put through on goal by Mikel Merino.

Two minutes later, Vinicius Junior capitalised on a mistake from William Saliba to pull Madrid level but Gabriel Martinelli sealed Arsenal’s victory in injury time to silence the Bernabeu.

Saka, meanwhile, was at the centre of a bust-up with Carvajal as the players headed down the tunnel for the half-time break.

Carvajal, who missed the game after undergoing knee surgery in October, made a beeline Saka and grabbed the Arsenal winger around the neck while he spoke to him.

But as Saka went to walk away, Carvajal held the 23-year-old by the arm and refused to let go before a member of Arsenal’s backroom staff stepped in to intervene.

In the closing stages of the game, Carvajal was seen watching the match from one of the corporate boxes at the Bernabeu.

According to Marca, Carvajal confronted Saka because he was unhappy with the Arsenal winger’s ‘disrespectful’ decision to take a Panenka penalty against Madrid at the Bernabeu.

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