Pepe: “We are Real Madrid and we are going to fight until the end”

“There are still many points to be contested, what counts now is that we keep playing better and better and that the Real Madrid fans feel proud of us,” added Ramos.

Pepe was pleased with Real Madrid’s work in the Nuevo Zorrilla stadium and he analyzed the win over Valladolid: “Today we worked a lot to come out of here with a win and thanks to God we got the three points. It was an extremely difficult game for us. They scored two goals from set pieces, but I think that we could have won by a much bigger margin. We have to keep fighting, we are Real Madrid and we are going to fight until the end”.

Ramos was in the starting eleven in the hard-won victory against Valladolid, which he analyzed: “It’s obvious that today’s game serves to keep us improving and growing. The team is always trying to improve. There is still a lot of Liga ahead of us and many points to be determined. What counts now is that we keep playing better and better, and that the Real Madrid fans feel proud of us, despite everything. It’s undeniable that we have to keep improving. In the first half we were too confident on the set pieces, but that is no excuse. When you mess up you have to admit it.”

His teammate Pepe is aware that the team has to keep working on set pieces: “We know very well that it is a weak point, but we are going to improve. We work a lot to not let those types of goals in, but they are things that happen in the game for which we need to be prepared. We have to keep fighting, we are Real Madrid and we are going to fight until the end.” Even so, the Portuguese player was pleased with the players’ work: “Today we worked a lot to come out of here with a win and thanks to God we got the three points. The most important thing for us is to do our job, we are Real Madrid and we have to win every game.” He also dedicated a few words to his teammate Özil: “Not only Cristiano makes foul shots well, so does Özil, but the most important thing is for all of the players to work together to help the team.”

When asked about his goal that was annulled due to an offside call, Ramos said: “I’m happy because in the end we were able to win, but if there had been a different result, it would be another story. There has already been more than one game in which we’ve been hurt. That’s football, some decisions hurt you and others don’t. We stress this issue, because despite the fact that a big distance separates us from those who are on top, we know that any type of slip-up would make things impossible. And we don’t want it to be because of an issue with the ref.”

Source: realmadrid.com