Zinedine Zidane spoke to the press at the Bernabéu after the team beat Galatasaray in match day 4 of the Champions League. The coach praised Rodrygo: “He is only eighteen years old. We are so pleased with him. When he gets a chance to play he always does well, he did that tonight in every sense. He works hard and does a lot of things. We need to have patience and not pressure him. I am not surprised whatsoever, he is very talented. Perhaps we can be surprised by the three goals. He is happy, his game is a real joy to watch”.



“Logically we can be happy with the 6 goals today, but we also kept a clean sheet tonight, defending and respecting our rivals until the end because sometimes when you are 4 goals up at half time you can relax, but we didn't. Whenever we lost the ball we pressed hard and that led to us having a well-rounded game”.



Benzema

“His numbers speak volumes, anyone who loves football sees the quality he has. We have spoken a lot recently about his goals but he is an important player for the team because of his link up play. He hasn't changed from when he played with Cristiano, he is just more mature now, he is a father, a lot has happened in his life and that is shown on the pitch”.



Rodrygo and Butragueño

“Rodrygo is a top-quality player and he came here to do what he is doing. This is only the start, I really hope he can continue to do this well. We need to be calm with and not pressure him too much. I saw Butragueño play later on, not at the age of 18. We all know about the career Butragueño had at Madrid and I have seen him speak about Rodrygo. Everyone knows he is a player for the future. I hope he keeps on as is he is doing and can have a career like Butragueño did at Real Madrid”.