Jesé: “We are only thinking about the match with Schalke and sealing qualification”

“My goal is to make the most of the opportunities I am given. It is my first year at Real Madrid and I would have accepted being here at the start of the season”, said Madrid's striker.
Jesé Rodríguez accompanied Carlo Ancelotti in the press room at Ciudad Real Madrid and spoke to the press the day before the second leg of their last sixteen tie in the Champions League. The Whites' academy graduate discussed the match against Schalke 04: “We are approaching the match as we always do. Our mentality is to win and to focus. We are only thinking about Schalke, which is the important thing now, and sealing qualification”.

“We have improved both in defence and attack. We defend well and attack well. We concede few goals and score a lot. That is important. We have also improved on the ball”.

His role in the team
“It is secondary because there are great players who are playing really well. My goal is to make the most of the opportunities I am given. It is my first year at Real Madrid and I would have accepted being here at the start of the season”.

“When you get to the first squad at Real Madrid you are only thinking about learning tonnes. I have learnt so many things from my teammates, from Zidane, from Ancelotti…”.

Cristiano Ronaldo's stats
“It is spectacular but I am not surprised because he is a great professional. He shows it day in day out and he will undoubtedly achieve more. He is a unique player, and I have learnt a lot from him, above all his professionalism. Cristiano Ronaldo is Cristiano Ronaldo and I am me, we are different”.