Rival

“We’re facing a very competitive Real Sociedad, made up of good players. I think the team has worked well this week, we’ve seen how we can cause damage to the rival, but we must stay focused on ourselves rather than what they do”.

Key

“A team that wants to win needs to run more than the rival and keep an eye on the small mistakes that can become big mistakes. It’s important we have the peace of mind in the knowledge that we’re a good team who knows how to play football, and attack and defend well. We must be a solid group on the pitch”.

Peñaranda

“Like all the boys, he has to fight for a place in the starting-11, but he also has to fight to get amongst the three usual players, or keep working in the same way”.

Mikel

“Mikel is fine, he finished training with the entire team, worked at the same pace as his teammates, so he won’t have any problems for the match”.

Close

“The coach must be close to the players, stay in contact, know how they’re feeling, what’s going on in their heads, and the only way to do that is by talking to them. The important thing is to always reach an agreement between coach and player, so that we all believe in the work we’re doing, and are all responsible for what happens on the pitch”.