Sergio Ramos and Raul Albiol gave excellent performances in defence, helping Real Madrid to concede no goals against Espanyol. The former even scored the opening goal.

Ramos
"I feel comfortable and I am proud of my latest performances. I am always ready to do what the team needs me to do, either as a right back or as a centre back. The important thing for me is to do my best for the team."

"I am glad about our home victories. We are gradually playing better and coming to have our own style. There is a lot of merit in this because we sustain several injuries and many changes take place in the starting lineup. We are all doing our best."

Albiol
"I'm happy because I feel comfortable playing with all my team-mates. I hope they feel the same about me. We are strong in defence and we are winning our games, which is important. Each player has his own virtues. We have to use these to play well together."

"The hardest part of the season is  yet to come. There are many games left. We must now think about our next league game against Xerez. A complicated Champions League match against Olympique will follow. We have to concentrate on winning all our clashes, that's all."