Athlete

When you are a starting Real Madrid player, you have to think big. Think of the Ballon d'Or, FIFA's World XI.

Winning is important to give us confidence and assessing how the team is doing.

I do not speak of specific mistakes because when we win, we all win and when we lose we all lose, they are team mistakes.

I try to live football every day.

Casemiro has to cover the gaps left by the full-backs.

I had a dream to play in the Champions League, so every time I play for Real Madrid, and in the Champions League, I try to enjoy it as much as possible because it's the realisation of a dream.

I'm very happy in Madrid and I'll defend my coach, the players, the president - everyone.

Busquets is a great player. I have many things to learn from him: how he shapes the game from the back, his positioning, the balance he provided in the midfielder.

Zidane was an idol for me, I grew up watching him play. He always asks me to come out playing the ball and that I don't just sit deep.

If we defend, we all defend.

You have to take each match as it comes.

We know how important both competitions are, especially the Champions League since it's such a special competition, but we want to win the league too. We take it game by game - concentrate on our league games, win them and then start thinking about the Champions League.

With Zidane he had a lot of relationships with the players, a father-son relationship. Like a friend. Solari does the same, he is being fair to everyone.

Benzema is the best No.9 in the world.

Being bold in the shirt of Real Madrid is not easy.

We know Neymar is a great player, you cannot argue about that.

The coach can only choose 11 players to start. It is a difficult decision.

I don't see Neymar as an opponent or an enemy, but as a partner.

Speaking of Cristiano is very easy, we know that he's the best in the world.

Lopetegui helped me a lot, and I played all the time.