Real Madrid

Gonzalo Higuain talked shop and analysed the match against Rayo Vallecano for Bwin.com.

"The match against Rayo Vallecano will be difficult because they fight hard and have good players. They were promoted to the First Division this season and are in a very good position. We're doing a rather good job and will try to keep up the good work. There are 14 or 15 games left and many points are still at stake. We cannot afford to relax and must fight as hard as ever to win the league title we all want."

"We're not used to playing so early; we normally play at nighttime or thereabouts. Playing really early against Osasuna turned out well and didn't change our plans much. We've never played at 16:00 and we'll try to do our best; I don't think it will be detrimental to us."

"Keeping a clean sheet is an advantage to win games, so that's what we strive for both home and away. We'll have to go all out to win the match, just like we do at our stadium. Every player on this team has his hopes set on going to Cibeles at the end of the season, but we must focus on each game at a time."

"A striker's objetcive is to score goals that help the team, but it shouldn't be mortifying not to score. You have to keep working hard and do your best to help out."

"I'm 24 years old and have a lot still waiting ahead of me. I came here very young, which helped me grow, mature and learn new things. The age I'm at is important in the career of any footballer. There's a long way to go yet and there's much still to learn."