Alvaro Morata scored the winning goal against Athletic after coming off of the bench and summed up the team's performance: "It was a very difficult match. Athletic are a great team and it’s always difficult to beat them. A lot of the top teams drop points against them. The important thing is that we won but it’s not the best game we've played. Now we have to keep working and improving".



"We want to win everything this year and I have to take the coach's decisions, work and give everything. I am very happy to be home. We are leaders and we must continue working to win the title, we are really up for it".



Scorer on his birthday

"It couldn’t have turned out better. It's my birthday, we have won and are top of the league. I will not celebrate because of Wednesday’s match, but I want to see my family and friends. We all like to score and more so if it’s the winning goal. I feel like a ten year old child".



Position in the team

"Everyone wants to always play, in every possible game, but it’s difficult. I feel important in the squad. We’ve got 25 players and Zidane's job is hard to choose who’ll play. A good problem. We are a team and are about winning together, which is what we have done. Zidane gave me a hug and congratulated me, and now we have to keep working".



Cristiano Ronaldo

"When you're used to scoring almost 70 goals a season, it's almost like an addiction for goals. For us he is the most important player in the team and I hope that he scores lots of goals, but he is not a machine. He is a human being, even if he comes from another planet and is different, he also has the right to miss".



Bale: "We knew Athletic were going to make it difficult"

"It was a difficult game against Athletic, a team that we knew were going to make things difficult because they do every year. They are a very difficult team, a physical team and they work hard and press. But I think we've done a good job and deserved the victory. After the this weekend results we knew it was important to win. We're happy, but we have a long road ahead".

