Personalities

Courtois: “I feel well prepared for what's to come”

“We couldn't wait to get back to training and we're in good shape”, he said in an interview with UEFA's official media outlets.

Lucas Vázquez: “Winning La Undécima in my first season was a dream come true"

“I was only thinking about scoring in the penalty shootout and helping my teammates win the Champions League", he told Realmadrid TV.

Asensio: "I feel very good and the knee is responding well"

"We're looking forward to the beginning of LaLiga and we're going to try to win everything in front of us", he explained on Realmadrid TV.

Nacho: "Every trophy is special, but if I had to pick one out it'd be our 13th European Cup win"

"My Real Madrid career has been perfect and I wouldn't change a thing about all of these years", declared the Whites' defender.

Hazard: "I feel really good about being back with the guys"

"The first week was a bit strange, but we can now train again in groups and also attacking the goal", he said on Realmadrid TV.

Marcelo turns 32

The Brazilian has made 505 appearances in his 14 seasons at Real Madrid.
 

Courtois turns 28

He has so far won 1 Club World Cup and 1 Spanish Super Cup with Real Madrid.

Its three years since this great bit of play by Benzema at the Calderón on the road to the Duodécima

Sergio Ramos turns 34

The captain has made 640 appearances for Real Madrid, scoring 91 goals and winning 21 titles.

Benzema, fifth top foreign goalscorer in the history of the league

After scoring against Betis, the French forward has netted 162 goals in the championship.