Courtois: Barcelona's 4-0 win was a fluke

Thibaut Courtois believes that the 4-0 defeat to Barcelona at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu was nothing more than a fluke.

The Belgian goalkeeper feels that Real Madrid's results have drastically improved since then which indicates it was merely a bad day at the office for Los Blancos against their rivals.

"It was a very bad night, but we recovered quickly, because you shouldn't have to think too much about defeats," he told El Capitan.

"I'm disappointed, of course, but I think it was clear that there is a before and after that defeat.

"If you look at our results and our performance it was a fluke."

Courtois hailed his side for the comeback win over Paris Saint-Germain.

"It was a wonderful dream," he said.

"After the first leg, few fans believed we could qualify, but we did it.

"It was one of those many nights when I feel lucky to play for Madrid."

Courtois admits that the Qatar World Cup could be the last chance of Belgian national team's 'golden generation' to land silverware.

"Our objective is to fight for that title," he said. "We know we have a good team, but we are talking about the World Cup, where the best of the best are going, and there are many teams with the same objective.

"Whatever happens will happen but, it's true, Belgium has one of the best teams in its history."