Chelsea loanee makes terrible mistake in the Champions League last night, it was costly

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Last night’s return of the Champions League was not a completely happy one for Chelsea loanee Kepa Arrizabalaga.

Despite picking up all three points against a very difficult Napoli side, the Spaniard had a terrible moment in the first half that resulted in a goal for the opposition.

Kepa has been playing on loan at Real Madrid this year after it emerged that clear number one Thibaut Courtois would be out for the majority of the season with an ACL injury.

The move seemed like an ideal one for him, as he was going to be under a lot of pressure for his place this season by new signing Robert Sanchez.

His countryman sits top of the Premier League rankings for clean sheets this season, as well as impressing with his distribution too.

Mistakes became an unfortunate feature of Kepa’s game last season, and this made a new goalkeeper a big priority this summer.

Kepa terrible mistake

Nevertheless, it is he who is playing Champions League football this season, albeit if it is coming at the cost of a few glaring errors.

As a cross came in early in the first half, the Chelsea loanee quickly found himself in no man’s land as he missed everything when trying to punch the ball.

What followed was very messy as far as Real Madrid are concerned, however the only important detail was that the ball ended up in their own net.

If it wasn’t for the brilliance of Jude Bellingham, that mistake is likely to have been more crucial in terms of the result of the match.

Following their last-minute win in the first game of the competition, they are likely to be okay and advance to the next stage.