Bernardo Silva: "I am very happy to have scored my first goal with this jersey"
"We secured a good victory," added the midfielder after scoring the 1-0 against Leipzig at the Bernabéu.
Bernardo Silva was one of the key players in Real Madrid's victory against Leipzig at the Bernabéu. The midfielder, who played the full ninety minutes, scored the 1-0 and his first goal wearing the madridista jersey. At the end of the match, he said: "I am very happy to have won this game and scored my first goal with this jersey. It was a tough match, where I think we were much better in the second half than in the first. In the first half, we created some chances but also allowed them to approach our goal quite a bit. Thibaut was very important for us. In the second half, we controlled the game much better, and in the end, we secured a good victory. We are happy and will keep moving forward."
The rotations
"I think the team is improving a lot. This is just the beginning of the season, and we need to keep winning every game to be in contention for trophies in the last three or four months, as that's what this club demands from you."
What does Mourinho ask of the midfielders?
“It doesn’t matter who is on the pitch. We are a team with very aggressive and strong players in one-on-one situations, who love dribbling and making runs into space. We need to find the balance between maintaining possession, finding the forwards, and being direct. We want to play fluid football, and we are getting to know each other better and trying to improve. I think the team has improved a lot in recent games, and I’m sure it will continue to do so soon. We need to strike that balance between controlling possession and the game while also not being a boring team, staying intense and aggressive, as Real Madrid has always been. That’s difficult, and you need to be very prepared to do it well.”
His performance
“I keep working. I’m ready to help this club. Whether it’s one minute, five, ten, or ninety... I’ll be training well, helping the group, and the day the coach feels he needs me, I’ll be ready.”
El Clásico
“It’s an important game, there’s no denying it. We are six points behind, and we could reduce it to three, or it could go to nine or stay at six, and that makes a difference. It’s a very important match, and we have to play it with great determination to perform well because, even though it’s early in the season, these are very important points for us.”
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