Real Madrid head coach Alvaro Arbeloa showed up after defeating Real Sociedad (4:1) in the Spanish Championship.

“We knew that the match would be important, but we trained miraculously with long hours, and it showed up on the field.

We knew that our opponent would be aggressive, highly presumptive, we knew that sometimes they would drop deeper and counterattack. We knew that this great Swede would launch counterattacks, and we wanted to dominate our half of the field, to defend ourselves and press for needs, and we successfully implemented everything.

We still remember the previous battle with Benfica and we know how important it is for us. Considering the aggressiveness of Mourinho’s teams, we have to focus on having a good match without thinking about the other group,” Arbeloa said.