Victory: “A very demanding match. Atalanta is a very physical team that presses the whole field and the whole game one on one. We had to be at the same physical level and with the ball, and we have done it. We are very happy”
Goal after pressure: “The first goal was very important. The mister asked us to press and we have. It gave us a lot of confidence “
How old do you feel?: “I feel 27 (laughs). I feel very good- You don't have to look at years. The important thing is what we do in the field, not the passport. With my physique, with all that I have achieved here, I am still hungry to continue competing at the highest level. I work every day to achieve it “
Where can Madrid go?: “The important thing was to pass in the quarterfinals, which we hadn't done in two years. We have to go step by step. But we have shown that there is still a lot of hunger in this team. Who wants to keep winning. We can go far. “
Courtois: “What I've done the most today is play with my foot …”
Quiet match for you: “We were very good defensively. We knew how to push and when to go back. The first part a stop and playing with the foot, which is what I have done the most today. In the second, I made two good saves to Zapata and then Muriel's goal. I was going to throw Malinovski at my stick, he told me later and it was what he expected, but Muriel anticipated and did very well. Happy for the game and the classification ”.
What would you highlight from the team: “That we made a great effort and that we scored goals. We could have done some more. And that Atalanta, which is a team that scores a lot of goals in Serie A, has only made us one and it's missing ”.
Defense of five: “We played well with four there. Against a team so well worked with that system, which is the one we use in Belgium, it is better to press one against one ”.