With his double against Valencia, Raúl García reached thirteen goals. He raised another step his record in First. Currently, he shares the fourth place of league artillerymen with Iago Aspas and Luis Suárez. On the podium are Messi (22), Benzema (17) and Gerard Moreno (fifteen).
The rojiblanco is discarded from the race for the league scorer. “Nothing, nothing, for Europe, which is what worries me,” he said in La Ser, adding that “I am adding up, and it is not to say it, it is to help and try to get into Europe, it would be nice for everyone.”
Navarre has Valencia set on his target list. It has also marked him with Atlético and Osasuna. “It has been many years now, it is true that it is a team that I am good at, I am happy to have won an important game for us and, above all, in a difficult field,” he said.
On the second goal, with that left foot, as soon as they recovered the ball, he was practically asking Cordova. “Yes, I always like to shoot when I have a choice, I have been lucky that it turned out well and serves to win,” he said. Raúl García.
The versatile Athletic footballer admitted that perhaps the Che noticed this situation of anxiety that they live. “It depends a little bit on how you start the game. To Valencia with Voro It has always gone well, but we came in a dynamic of coming out strong, it has put us face to face, and when it is not going well and you have doubts as Valencia can have now, it is not easy, “he said.
Add up the same number of goals, for example as Luis Suarez, from Barça, but the ‘22’ rojiblanco said that “I do not pay attention to others, I am concerned about mine, I try to contribute. There are times when things don't work out and I keep working the same. Now I have a moment when they come in and you have to try to take advantage of it. ”
“Now I have a moment when they enter and we must try to take advantage of it”
In the end, the fight with Europe may turn into a kind of remote derby with Real. In this sense, Raúl García He launched that “as I always say, we worry about being at the level we think we should be, is what brings us closer to the goal. There are always strong rivals for these places, it does not matter if it is Sevilla, Real or Villarreal. We are clear that we have to do things well and at the moment we have many options ”.
And all this, playing without an audience. Something they have had to get used to. “There is no choice but to do it, but it is a strange situation. We understand that football, passion, is with the fans. We all understand that in this situation the priority is security, but hopefully it can be solved and the fans can return, ”he said.
From Valencia to Real Madrid, another long shot clash. Of maximum demand before the leader. “We are clear that if we do things well we are a difficult team to beat, at home we are having a very good season. Madrid has to play the League … It will be a beautiful game and the confidence that we are going to move it forward is very great, “he stressed.
You will live a new duel with Sergio Ramos. Sparks on the green. “Yes, but you have to understand what football is, with Sergio I have a good relationship. We both want to win, but we understand that there is a limit. We compete, but then you have to be aware that it is football and you don't have to look any further ”, he pointed out Raúl García.