“It’s good that the fans wake us up with whistles”

The Bernabéu has whistled the team at times.

I get it. I know the atmosphere here very well. It demands a lot from us and it is good to motivate us. We started well but then we were not very aggressive in defense. It is good that the fans wake us up with whistles, nothing happens.

Dependence of Courtois, Vinicius and Benzema.

It is true that in this period they have stood out more than others. They are trying. But the average we know what quality it has. Vinicius has stood out a lot, Courtois… Real Madrid is not just these three.

Angry in the first half, what did he say at halftime.

We started out aggressive but we had to be more effective. We did no harm despite being in control. Two changes, nothing more, because Carvajal we wanted to avoid problems. I put Nacho to control that band more. Karim was a bit tired.

Hazard, how does he improve, if waiting for him to be at one hundred percent or giving him minutes.

It is ready to play. It could be today, or Saturday. You need minutes to find the best condition. He is going to have them. I thought about putting it today, but by strategy I preferred to put one end. He’s much better on the pitch, that’s why I chose Lucas Vázquez.

Can that player and others in his hierarchy get angry?

It’s normal, it’s fair and I understand it. I understand that someone warm for 45 minutes and then do not play. I have apologized to the players for not making changes, for example Marcelo spent 40 minutes warming up… I know that my work, in that, is very ugly and very complicated.

The team backed down.

Shakhtar like to be pressured and play between the lines. The idea was not to jump under pressure with Modric and Kroos, it is a strategy for this game.

Vinicius.

He is a player who continues very well. He stole phenomenally in the 1-0 and then the association with Casemiro and Benzema in the second has been exceptional. Vinicius is confident, he’s plugged in.