Nacho, the captain of Real Madrid, spoke in the mixed zone of the Maradona stadium in Naples and thus broke the silence he maintained after the harsh challenge on Portu in which he injured the Girona player and cost him a three-match suspension: "I don't care I consider myself neither a criminal nor a murderer. I consider myself a great professional. This is a contact sport and the only one I had to apologize to was Portu. I made a very tough entrance but what matters to me is that Portu is fine. Talk to him "he commented.
And he added: "What has happened makes me angry. The first one who is sad is me. I have to comply with the sanction, I don't know if the club will appeal, but not because of three games out is Real Madrid going to collapse. As "The game was today, we didn't have time to talk about this issue. They have been difficult days for me. Everything in this club is bigger than it seems," he said.
Jude Bellingham also spoke, very happy with the victory and his goal: "It could be one of my best goals. We were against a great team in a great stadium. I'm happy to have done it, it's three points and it's important to continue with this pace ".
For the Englishman, "it's a little too much to talk about a Maradonian goal. It was a good goal. From the things I've seen on YouTube and documentaries, Maradona's quality was much more than mine. I only wanted to contribute in stadiums like this. With this atmosphere it is important to win," he said.
Ancelotti complained about the penalty given to Nacho: "I think it wasn't a penalty, it's a rebound. Nacho can't cut his hand and I think the rule says that on a rebound you can't give a whistle," he said.
The Italian left happy with the victory: "It was a good, difficult game against a strong opponent who had a lot of enthusiasm, but we competed well and we knew how to suffer when we had to suffer and look for opportunities when we had them."
Then, the coach praised Modric: "Modric has delivered. I needed more control and he came in very well with his experience and quality and allowed us to control the game more."
