Benitez is a coach with high expectations of his players, he demands a lot and I like that. He knows how to communicate with his players and he is intelligent.
— Casemiro
For me it's a pleasure to be trained by Zidane. I am just very thankful for all he has been asking me to do and for helping me to evolve.
Benzema is the best No.9 in the world.
You have to respect Zidane, he's in the history of football.
Zidane has shown that he is more than a coach.
There are no easy games.
Winning is important to give us confidence and assessing how the team is doing.
I always say that Madrid must have the best players, as this is the best club in the world. But it is not for me to say which players should be signed.
Isco is at a very good level and Bale is a very important player for us.
This is football. There are days when you draw, there are days when things don't go well.
Making excuses is not my profile or that of Madrid.
When it comes to Brazil there are no friendlies.
They are among the three best in the world: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar are the three best players in the world and I'm happy I have one of them playing alongside me.
You have to know the time to suffer, you have to know the time to attack, you have to know the time to defend.
Real Madrid have to be at their best in every single training session and every single game.
Danilo is a player who has a clear idea of what he needs to do.
I enjoy sacrificing myself for my teammates.
Porto helped me quite a bit but I worked really hard, with lots of enthusiasm and humility and with my mind always focused on returning to Real Madrid. It was a fantastic year on a personal level.
You have to take each match as it comes.
What stands out for me are the chances that Cristiano has created and the desire to score that he always has.
Being coached by Zidane? At the start it was a little difficult, I grew up watching him play. It's Zidane after all!
In football, the Champions league semi-final does not allow you to relax.
We know that Pepe is a great player.
I'm very happy in Madrid and I'll defend my coach, the players, the president - everyone.
Of course we have respect for the rival.
It's football. Sometimes it's unfair.
Speaking of Cristiano is very easy, we know that he's the best in the world.
We have to talk about the players we have.
Guys come to play against Brazil and want to intimidate, putting their hands on us, talking, wanting to hit us.
When you are a starting Real Madrid player, you have to think big. Think of the Ballon d'Or, FIFA's World XI.
The quality of Neymar, indisputably we have to say he is the best Brazilian player. If the kid is OK, I'll tell you, it's almost impossible to stop him.
When you lose, you all lose.
I'm going to play in the first team of Real Madrid.
Footballers are always learning new things.
At Real Madrid there is always pressure to win.
Statistics are there to be broken.
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.
There's no better way to be than depending on yourself.
The more players we have, the better it is for us.
We cannot talk about a player who is not here.
The coach can only choose 11 players to start. It is a difficult decision.
We need the fans to get right behind us and push us on.
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.
You have to win on the ball.
We players are very well aware that being a favourite won't win you a game, that your jersey won't win you a game.
We have to play our football.
Madrid always come back.
We all want to win as many trophies as possible.
When I arrived in Madrid I felt that it was a dream that I didn't want to escape from.
