“Madrid has been lucky that we have arrived late”

Dani Alves He always speaks clearly and as soon as the match was over in Anoeta, he did not hesitate to send a message to the eternal rival despite acknowledging that they hardly have any chance of winning the League, which will go to the white team if they add four more points: “They have We were lucky that we arrived late. It couldn’t have been and now it’s time to think about the next objective. We would have liked to compete with them in a different way, but life is like that”. He has to think about securing second place and the Brazilian opted to focus “on focusing on the six remaining games, making all the effort and putting everything we have to achieve it”.

This Thursday they took an important step and Alves He did not doubt the great value of the victory achieved in Anoeta and also the effort made to score the three points: “We knew it would be a difficult game, because it always is here, they press hard, with a lot of pressure. We had more control in the first half , then we lower the intensity but you also have to know how to suffer”.

The Brazilian couldn’t finish the game, retiring in the 66th minute due to physical discomfort and when asked about the team’s physical condition, he replied: “I don’t think it’s so much a physical issue, because the injuries are joint, like the one I had against Levante that prevented me from training as I wanted and I think it’s more because we have a very great wear”.

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