“The match was open until 0-1, we struggled a little bit, but we deserved to go on… We had three goals offside, but the team came forward. Offensively, it was very good”
Valverde’s bet
“Challenge? He has to take this responsibility. We bet he’s scored more than 10 points this season. He has extraordinary dynamics. When I play with him as a winger, he performs well, inside the same… It’s very important for us. It’s energy. Don’t believe he has. He should score 10 and my training card is safe”
Asensio and his contract
“We did not talk about the contract. Marco is a player in the team and I trust him, but he always shows, although he plays a little, that he is there. He was decisive in scoring goals. He will have more minutes in the future and after the World Cup we will talk about his contract”
no rotation
“The concern about this match was clear. It was very important because after the Clasico they could think of lowering the level a bit and I didn’t want to give them excuses with the spins. We focused and the match was very good, until the 70th minute I opened the match
Get away before the World Cup
“We are at an important stage of the season. We are very strong on the pitch. We have no problems. Physically we are fine and we have to take advantage of this moment. We have many matches”
Rodrygo and Vinicius
“The idea was to have the ability to move up front. Rodrygo obviously has that quality more than Vinicius Karim. He moves a lot. We filled the spaces well. Mobility creates problems for the opposing defense”
