The Director of Institutional Relations of Real Madrid, Emilio Butragueño, assured that the Real Madrid was clearly superior to Valencia and, therefore, just finalist of the Super Cup. In addition, he qualified both Modric as “a masterpiece.”
The superiority of Madrid
“We started very well, pressing up, stealing the fast ball and we scored a sensational goal in that corner. Before the break, with the second, he gave us more peace of mind. The second part was totally ours. ”
The technical quality of the Madrid players
“We have players with very high technical capacity that guarantee possession. When you get ahead, with these players, this can happen. We have felt comfortable, we have not granted occasions … we must be very happy with everyone's performance ”.
Modric, a masterpiece
“Modric's has been a masterpiece, he seemed like a very creative forward. You also have to stay with the other two. That of Kroos, having that precision where the goalkeeper does not arrive … and that of Isco, likewise, is a technical action of category. All three are good, Modric's, wonderful. ”
Merit of Madrid and no demerit of Valencia
“The team played very well. Madrid has had control and is more merit of Madrid than low performance of Valencia. They are competitive, they came on a roll. What Madrid has done has a lot of merit. ”
Rival for the final?
“We wanted to be. We will see now what happens, the two are very powerful rivals. ”