Official... Courtois Out of El Clásico Due to Flu

Real Madrid officially announced the absence of its Belgian goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois, from the highly anticipated match against Barcelona in tonight’s El Clásico. In a statement, the club said: “Courtois is unavailable at the last minute due to the flu for tonight’s match between Real Madrid and Barcelona.” The club also noted in its statement that it has called up 19-year-old goalkeeper Ilya Voloshin, who stands 2.02 meters tall, to cover for Courtois’s absence.