First, Courtois referred to the game displayed by Sevilla . "They have played well for the respect they have for us. They sat back waited for our mistake to leave a counterattack. It's a team that has a lot of tall people with great physical ability, we knew it would be a game with many fouls and it is a shame that we have finished with a draw" he also explained how he saw the penalty by Rakitic. "has struck it very hard to the corner, I had chosen well, I knew he would go there, but could not do anything".

After the match, the goalkeeper admitted that he wasn’t tired. "It's a tough game, the field is heavy, but the team is physically well, we had four days to recover from Valencia. Today, Sevilla defended well and were able to get the 1-1. We have to keep fighting for Thursday's game." In this line, Courtois has revealed that Simeone explained after the final whistle that today is nothing more than "a football game, we have to go on because there are many more."

Finally , in the mixed zone he stressed that "we knew we could be leaders. We are always with his head in the game, Barcelona had played just before and the result did not get to us until the end. It's a shame, but there are many games," he said.