Real Madrid are headed to London to take on Arsenal in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, but question marks surround Thibaut Courtois's status ahead of the all-important fixture.
Courtois made his long-awaited return to Belgium's national team during the March international break, but he only played one match before sustaining a muscular injury. Although the injury was not deemed serious, the 32-year-old spent the rest of March and the first week of April in the infirmary.
Andriy Lunin took over between the posts for Real Madrid, but the backup then suffered a leg injury against Leganés and joined Courtois on the sidelines. Carlo Ancelotti was forced to start 19-year-old Fran González in Real Madrid's 1–2 defeat to Valencia and now is facing a major crisis with the Champions League quarterfinals swiftly approaching.
With how poor Los Blancos' defense has been since the international break, the defending European and Spanish champions need their best option in goal to secure a positive result against the Gunners.
