Zidane spoke in the press room at Real Madrid City the day before the game against Tottenham, corresponding to match day 3 of the Champions League (Tuesday, 8:45pm CEST). The coach referred to the match and analysed the positive streak at home: "It’s down to everyone's hard work. We’re always excited and want to compete well and were here to achieve things. We’re back in Champions League action against a very good opponent and that motivates us more".



"It’s always a test for us against every team. We now have two games against Tottenham. Tomorrow is the first group final. Both teams have the same points. It's going to be a good match for everyone who likes football and hopefully we get the three points".



Ramos

"We could talk about Sergio for an hour. He’s our leader on and off the pitch. He’s our captain. As a player he has everything, he’s phenomenal. As a person, he is very principled. If he has to say something, he says it to your face. He has a lot of important qualities that help others. He is the club's captain and leader. I played with him for a year and he has not changed at all. He's still here and that means he's doing great".



Kane

"He is a good player and things are going very well for him. He’s essential for Tottenham. He’s good at everything and he’s always thinking about the goal in everything that he does. He finds spaces and has speed, he’s very complete. But Tottenham are not just about Kane and we’re going to prepare for this game well".



Criticism

"People can talk and have their opinion. I have to do my job as well as possible and not do silly things. I’m not going to invent anything, I try to do thing in the best possible way. Many may say otherwise, but that's not going to change what I want to do".



Isco

"It's his natural progression. He already knows he’s an important player at this club. Every time he has the chance to play he plays well and is better every day. The good thing about him is that he can play in a lot of positions. Obviously, the closer to the forwards the better. But he can also play in the middle. It depends on who we play and the way we want to set up. The most important thing is that he’s improving because he’s very good".