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Former Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois says Vinicius Junior, Real Madrid sensation, reminds him of Eden Hazard.
The Belgian international Courtois left Stamford Bridge in the summer to join the Spanish giant Real Madrid.
The 26-year-old was impressed by teenager Vinicius, who scored his first goal in the Liga on Sunday, while Real beat Alaves 3-0.
The 18-year-old Brazilian joined Real last summer in a transfer of 38.7 million pounds of Flamengo. Courtois says that he reminds him of Hazard.
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& # 39; It [Vinicius] makes me think of someone – Eden Hazard, "said the Belgian keeper to Marca.
"He has so much self-confidence and conviction at his age, and he plays boldly and without fear, so they are very similar."
Real Madrid had a difficult start to the season, but won four consecutive league games to place themselves two points behind Atletico Madrid, second.
They remain eight points below Barcelona, who seem destined to win the Spanish title.
After comfortably defeating Alaves, Courtois said, "This win is important because they defend themselves well and are a tough opponent. We are so happy.
"We are now in a good shape but we are happy to be in a winning race; we have won every game since Real Sociedad and even then we deserved to win.
"Now there is a series of important games … the Copa, the match against Atletico and the Champions League."
For its part, Chelsea beat Huddersfield Town 5-0 over the weekend to climb to fourth place in the Premier League.
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