Zinedine Zidane spoke to the press at Nicosia's GSP Stadium analysing Real Madrid's performance against APOEL and the fact that they have qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League: “We are on the right track, playing well. Our game is clearly growing, because scoring six away from home is no mean feat. You could say we were playing a weak team, but that is not true. We were focused, scored early and did not concede”.



“It has been a great matchday for us and the important thing is we have got through the group. Those who play less got some minutes and that's great. In terms of the group we can do nothing. Even if we win our final game we will still be second and we have to get on with that. We shouldn't be pessimistic, it will not change things. I know we have a long journey home, we can rest tomorrow and on Thursday focus on the Saturday's LaLiga game”.



The last-16 tie

“We'll be playing two games and trying to get through to the next round. Our opponents know it is difficult to face Real Madrid. This will not change but we know that anyone we face will be tough. We'll be playing against a group winner and they will have performed phenomenally well”.