“Given the rest of the results this weekend this was an important draw”, the Real Madrid goalkeeper highlighted.
Real Madrid played their last match in the Bernabéu this season against Valencia on Sunday. Diego López spoke to the press after the game: “Only a win was going to do us but given how things have gone this weekend, a draw isn't that bad a result. Once again we have seen just how hard it is to win in La Liga and we, just like everyone else, will be made to suffer in the remaining games. It is going to be very tough but we'll go out to pick up all nine points. In the end, given the other results, it is an important point. The team's attitude was to go out and win throughout the match, but Valencia made the most of their chances”.
“We came into this game on the back of reaching a final for the first time in years and all the euphoria surrounding such a big result bears its toll. Perhaps we weren't as intense and focused as we have been in other games. Valencia made things difficult for us. We gave them a lot of chances to attack us and hit us on the break. We had chances up front as usual but we couldn't convert them all”.
Passion until the end for the title
“We are not just depending on ourselves, which is the worst thing. Atlético lost to Levante and Barcelona drew with Getafe... so we won't know who the champion is until the final game and I think La Liga will be decided in the last minute of the season. The games are very difficult during this final stretch: the teams that are fighting for their lives to stay up will give it their all, as will the teams with nothing to play for”.
“We came into this game on the back of reaching a final for the first time in years and all the euphoria surrounding such a big result bears its toll. Perhaps we weren't as intense and focused as we have been in other games. Valencia made things difficult for us. We gave them a lot of chances to attack us and hit us on the break. We had chances up front as usual but we couldn't convert them all”.
Passion until the end for the title
“We are not just depending on ourselves, which is the worst thing. Atlético lost to Levante and Barcelona drew with Getafe... so we won't know who the champion is until the final game and I think La Liga will be decided in the last minute of the season. The games are very difficult during this final stretch: the teams that are fighting for their lives to stay up will give it their all, as will the teams with nothing to play for”.
BOTH CASILLAS AND I WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP REAL MADRID WIN LA LIGA.
“At the end of the day we got a draw that we hope stands to us on the 18th of May. A defeat would have been a lot worse. The race is still wide open. We have faith in ourselves and in the way we are playing. We need to improve because today wasn't our best day at the office”.
Rotating the goalkeepers in La Liga
“Whatever decision the manager makes is always the best one for the team. I try my best in matches to make sure that the team wins and Iker does the same. I said that after the Villarreal game. In terms of the manager's decision, I support my teammate and that's all there is to it".
"It's the final of the Champions League and we have to be united. Iker is well used to playing these kinds of games. I'm not going to talk about who deserves what, but instead I'll talk about respect. That is what is needed in cases like this and Iker and I should be respected for our performances this season. We're not going to change things around now”.
His future at Real Madrid
“My goal is to stay here for years to come and hopefully I'll be able to retire at this club and continue to help out as much as I can. And if this was my last match of the season, I just hope the team can win all the remaining games”.
Rotating the goalkeepers in La Liga
“Whatever decision the manager makes is always the best one for the team. I try my best in matches to make sure that the team wins and Iker does the same. I said that after the Villarreal game. In terms of the manager's decision, I support my teammate and that's all there is to it".
"It's the final of the Champions League and we have to be united. Iker is well used to playing these kinds of games. I'm not going to talk about who deserves what, but instead I'll talk about respect. That is what is needed in cases like this and Iker and I should be respected for our performances this season. We're not going to change things around now”.
His future at Real Madrid
“My goal is to stay here for years to come and hopefully I'll be able to retire at this club and continue to help out as much as I can. And if this was my last match of the season, I just hope the team can win all the remaining games”.
