Butragueño: “Benzema is a legend”

Emilio Butragueño was interviewed at noon on Wednesday for the Telemadrid sports space from the Alfredo Di Stéfano, in a room presided over by a photograph of the myth that gives its name to the Valdebebas stadium. The 58-year-old director of Institutional Relations of Real Madrid, reviewed the news of the Ancelotti team and the entity and spoke of the return of the public to the stands and the remodeling of the Bernabéu.

Mood: “Great. It is a team that invites optimism. A mix of established players, world football legends, and young people who are contributing more and more to us. The mix is ​​being positive and will allow us to aspire to all titles. We understand that Real Madrid will be very excited “.

Return of Ancelotti: “He is an ideal coach for Real Madrid. He is a man with a lot of experience, a wise man of football, who knows how to get the best out of the players and has a personality that fits perfectly with Real Madrid.”

Benzema: “Without a doubt it is a delight to see him play. The great players are those who improve the play. You give the ball to Benzema and the play improves. He has enormous resources, a great association capacity and an enormous talent to play inside the area. His performance is exceptional. In recent years he has assumed a great responsibility and has lived up to expectations. He is already a Real Madrid legend and I hope he will be with us for many more years. “

Vinicius: “He has many virtues. He has a great personality. To play at the Bernabéu in front of 80,000 people, talent is not enough. He showed great courage from the beginning.”

Carvajal in the National Team: “We have all the confidence in the team. They have been playing very well. They have two very difficult games in four days, but we are confident that they will be done with qualification.”

Return of the public to the Bernabéu: “It has been a very difficult period for all of us. We played here at Di Stéfano last season. We felt the warmth of the people, although they were not with us physically. It is very difficult to understand football without the public. We do everything for them, to share the passion with the fans. The Bernabéu is the meeting point for Real Madrid fans. The fact that we can be with them at the Santiago Bernabéu is a source of great satisfaction for us. “

Stadium remodeling: “A Bernabéu that is in a process that is very exciting for Madrid fans. All Madridistas are looking forward to the inauguration of the ‘new’ Bernabéu. It will be a source of pride for all Madridistas. A turning point with which a new one will begin stage in the club’s history “.

Xavi at Barça: “We have great respect for Barcelona.”

Is Butragueño envious of the current footballer ?: “I have many years (laughs). I have been in football for many years, since 1981, and for 33 years I have been at Real Madrid, linked to the club as a player or as a manager. In perspective, it has been a great honor to play for this club and luckier still that after retiring I am still linked to Real Madrid “.

Do you ever dream of scoring a goal ?: “At home I have quite a few photos of my time as a player. Memories come back and it strengthens the idea of ​​the luck I have had in my life, because it is an enormous privilege to have been a footballer, to have been at Real Madrid and to play at the Bernabéu.”

With which player do you identify ?: “The first team has extraordinary players. I would like to have some virtue of all of them. My way of understanding the game was very particular.”

It is to play: “Of facade more or less [bromea]But then reality arrives. “

What will you ask the Three Wise Men for Christmas: “As a club man, I ask that we be able to make our fans happy and that they feel proud of the team and the club.”