Zinedine Zidane spoke to the press at the Santiago Bernabéu after the win over Granada, which sees his team stay top of the table. The coach said: “We want more, we are perfectionists. We want it, we need it and we will get it done. I am happy with what they are doing. There are no easy games and you must be on from the first minute. I think we can all be happy, because we are at the top of the table and it will be a long journey. We have hard work ahead. It is a shame that so many players are going to play for their countries but we must accept that they will not get to rest up”.



“We need to focus on the positives. You can do what you want on the outside, but we all know we have to suffer and sweat out on the pitch. There are no small clubs any more, but we have to be positive. We need to improve and that is what we will do. We are better than we were a month ago and we will improve because each player brings something to the team, and you can see that”.



Granada

“You cannot compare this to Levante. I said yesterday we were facing the second placed side and we’re at a moment when the second placed side can put you up against it. We had a few tough minutes but in the second half we controlled the game well, scored the fourth... I am pleased with everything we saw. We know it is hard, that in ninety minutes they will push you, and that is all down to their hard work, they played better after the changes”.



Valverde

"I'm happy for him. He deserves it, he's a player that'll always prove just how good he is. He's improving, he's doing exceptionally well and he's always moving forward, he wants to get on the ball and he had a hand in the goals. This is a team game and that first-half performance was brilliant in every sense. We did really well in terms of getting out of our half with the ball".