Rayo Majadahonda, a complex rival

“We face the week with the same enthusiasm we had the day we started. We’re preparing a new week, against a team who I’m sure will make things difficult for us. They’re making their debut, but have got off to a good start, so I believe it’ll be a tough match, as they all have been up to now. They are a challenging opponent, in this category it’s hard to win games, which we’re seeing, not only in our matches but on every matchday. We’ll be facing a team who will be full of enthusiasm to play at a stadium like La Rosaleda and will make things tricky for us. We need to focus on doing our job well, maintain the level we’ve been showing in recent weeks and I’m sure we’ll be closer to scoring the three points”.

Great match against Las Palmas despite the defeat

“Every defeat hurts but what is clear is that if we have to lose a league game, hopefully it’ll be the way in which we did it. The team competed throughout, maintained a similar level to the other games and I believe we had options, even to go in front, and it would have been very hard for them to make a comeback. I think we can take all sorts of readings from this match, but above all, we need to focus on the positives ahead of the next game”.

A good group is key

“You can see that each player’s individual moment is very close to the collective. I’ve always said that none of us who were here last year can be happy with our performance. We’re in a new season, in which the level of the team is good, and each one of us is evolving”.