Gabriel Heinze had an excellent match. Not only was he constantly running up the left flank, but his unquestionable fighting spirit will surely win over Madridista fans over the course of the season.
This is the kind of work the coach asks of us. We do what we should and what we can. We played a correct match. It was difficult being that we ran so much in Valladolid but, overall, we played well.”
“I feel no lingering effects of my injury. I have to get back into the rhythm, but I feel good. We have to keep making progress and scoring because it makes us all feel a lot calmer.” “We all know that teams will build a back line of four or five players. We have to find a way to break through those lines. We tried to in the first half and we controlled the ball, and it was difficult for them to keep up because they didn't have possession.”