Emilio Butragueño, director of institutional relations for Real Madrid, kept his line of being cautious after a new victory for his team, this time against Alavés (2-0), which keeps them leaders with four points over FC Barcelona, with nine to play But he did acknowledge that they are “facing a very good opportunity” to win the LaLiga Santander title. “
“Mendy has given us a lot of depth, he has made two, three very dangerous plays in the first half,” he said of the Frenchman's performance. “Each one contributes as much as they can, everyone's commitment is undoubted and in that sense they are aware that we are facing a very good opportunity and each one tries to give their best to continue achieving victories. We have been in a row for eight, something very difficult in football, and more in the Spanish League, and the players are showing great mental strength, ”he continued on the Movistar + microphones.
“Today we have had sanctions, Marcelo injured… the team has shown that the squad is very broad and that we have sufficient resources to overcome any setback and we have to be very proud of our players, ”he continued.
“Very happy for the victory. I have seen a very solid team, along the lines of these matches. We have taken a game that we knew was going to be difficult, the second goal has been decisive in the game; from there we have controlled the game very well. To continue preparing the next final, which is Monday in Granada ”, analyzed the game.
An Emilio Butragueño who did not want to enter into controversies around arbitration proceedings and the video arbitration system (VAR) and repeated that Madrid is only focused on winning the remaining games. “We have something very clear: Granada. We have three finals left and we have to continue in this line, we have to consume all the energy in that, which is what is really important. Every minute something can happen that turns the league, conditions the league, determines the league… and we have to be very focused on preparing all the games very well and taking care of the details to try to win them, ”he replied, avoiding making a statement about the referees.
Butragueño He also pondered the performance of a Thibaut Courtois who finished his fifth consecutive game without conceding a goal, which brings him closer to taking the Zamora Trophy as the least scored goalkeeper in LaLiga Santander, something that a Madrid goalkeeper has not achieved since Iker Casillas in 2008. “ It is in a splendid moment. He has left two great stops today; He is in a great moment of confidence and shows that he is a goalkeeper with many resources, “he stressed.
By last, Butragueño He was happy for the return of the Belgian Eden Hazard, who has suffered a season full of injuries and who reappeared this Friday for the fourth time. “It is very good news. Hazard is always a guarantee. We know that once you receive the ball it is synonymous with danger, you can create something immediately. Unfortunately this season he has been injured for too long and I hope we can count on him in these three games because he is a world-class player ”, he concluded.