Thibaut Courtois reacted to Tweets he had received prior to Saturday night's final by saying that supporters should put 'respect' on his name.
The Belgian goalkeeper put in a man of the match display to deny Liverpool's wealth of attacking talent and ensure Real Madrid won their 14th Champions League crown in Paris.
Notable saves included tipping a Sadio Mane shot onto the post in the first half when Liverpool had Madrid on the ropes and then Courtois saved astonishingly from Mohamed Salah late on in the game.
Speaking to BT after winning his maiden Champions League crown, Courtois said: 'I saw a lot of tweets coming my way, saying that I will get humbled today but it was the other way around.
'I needed to win this final to put respect on my name. Because I don't get enough respect, especially in England.
'Yesterday I said when Madrid plays finals they win it and I'm on the good side of history,' he added. 'I'm really proud of the performance of the team.'
'We beat the best clubs in the world together with us. City and Liverpool were unbelievable this season. Today they were really strong.'
'Liverpool won two cups, today they were really strong, I think I played a great game and that was the difference – we had one chance and we scored it,' he went on.
Madrid's 14th triumph in the competition further pulls them away from Europe's next most successful club (AC Milan, seven-time winners).
Vinicius Junior's second half strike put Real Madrid into the lead and Courtois's stunning saves and control at the back ensured that Los Blancos did not relinquish their lead.
Courtois doubled down on his comments and said that this Champions League win for relatives of his that have passed away.
'So many years, so much work, coming to the club of my life, yesterday I already said that Madrid wins and it is like that,' he told Movistar.
'Many from Liverpool and other people criticising me but we have shown who is the king of Europe.
'I've felt very good this year, I've managed the last few weeks well, and once you make the first stop then you're focused, and I took chances from Mane and Salah.
'Nobody could take away my desire to win a Champions League. For my loved ones who have passed, I was going to win a Champions League.'
Courtois said his best save was the one from Salah's shot late on: 'Especially Salah's, I looked for it from distance, and I knew where the ball was going. It's crazy, I don't believe it.'
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Carragher and Owen now will surely not sleep tonight, very clueless sets of pundits
LDVC
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You dont ask for respect You earn it! And you did so today! Congratulations
honesty1701
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AbSixers
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EPL best league in the world, how come Real Madrid beat their 1st 🥇 2nd 🥈 and 3rd 🥉 to become champions league winner🏆
worldfootballss
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Liverpool thought they're playing Chelsea [Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
WESTAFRICAN22
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REAL MADRID is the best TEAM in world 🌎..they deserve more respect than get..the team that knocked out PSG, CHELSEA ,MAN CITY AND LIVERPOOL, surely they deserve all our respect
Jaheim10
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got to put some respect to this man and liverpool
NabongPyramid
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Not even a Bank can compare to him when it comes to SAVINGS. Tomorrow I will open a savings account at "Thibaut Courtois' SAVINGS Account" ❤ 😍
bomabdilu
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Carragher and Owen now will surely not sleep tonight, very clueless sets of pundits
Of course bro, especially Carragher. 🤦🏽 can't leave Cr7 name out of he's mouth. lol
435Kross
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EPL best league in the world, how come Real Madrid beat their 1st 🥇 2nd 🥈 and 3rd 🥉 to become champions league winner🏆
And they we say is luck. But am glad we had the luck because is not easy to have the luck 😂😂
fupdrsyz
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Carragher and Owen now will surely not sleep tonight, very clueless sets of pundits
I don't really see carragher as a pundit I see him as a lousy Liverpool fan who is fortunate to take advantage of the studios to express hate against any team standing in Liverpool's way
kiwacmnp
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Carragher and Owen now will surely not sleep tonight, very clueless sets of pundits
Aswear.. carragher labelled Madrid underdogs from the very start of this ucl.. and Owen will always predict against Madrid.. clueless of course
Diccess
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Coz they are winners. Epl is the best league because of competition level
Yet We beat their top 3😂 Football is made in Spain