“This game was about setting ourselves up ahead of the trip to Lisbon”, Carvajal commented.

Marcelo started the last La Liga match of the season against Espanyol and afterwards answered questions about the Champions League final: “We are focused on winning an important title, one we have been waiting to win for a long time. We have been trying for a number of years and now at last we are through to the final. We are one step away from making history for Real Madrid and we'll try our best to do it”.

“I would ask the fans to support us like always. We are going to give it our all on the pitch to win. The decisions about the starting line up belong to the manager and I'll be there to help the team and play my role. Cristiano Ronaldo wasn't right today and ended up not playing. I haven't been able to talk to him yet but hopefully it's nothing serious”.

Carvajal spoke about the squad's mental state
“It was a match to take our pulse before Lisbon. The team has a lot of desire and determination to win the final. It's a long season and there are a lot of games at a high level. Those of us who are available will give it everything”.