Thibaut Courtois believes Real Madrid's decision to press Barcelona as they played out from the back paid off in El Clasico.
In his 50th La Liga game as a Madrid player, goalkeeper Courtois made key first-half saves from Arthur and Lionel Messi which prevented the visitors from establishing a lead at Santiago Bernabeu.
That set the platform for second-half goals from Vinicius Junior and Mariano Diaz as Zinedine Zidane's men claimed a 2-0 home win on Sunday that put them top of La Liga.
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Courtois felt Madrid's tactics made the difference and was glad to have stepped up when it mattered with important stops before the break.