Lucas Vázquez answered questions at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah on the eve of the Spanish Super Cup semi-final against Mallorca (Thursday, 8 p.m.). The full-back said: “We are driven by the desire we have to continue winning, tomorrow is the first step to winning the Spanish Super Cup, which is our goal. What drives us is hunger and ambition. “.
“For me, it’s a source of pride to wear the captain’s armband of Real Madrid. The majority dream of it and being able to make it come true is a dream. Being captain comes with good and bad moments, it’s a big responsibility” .
Next season
“It’s still too early to know what will happen. I’m happy here, enjoying this season. We’ll see what happens next season, I can’t say anything more.”
Carvajal’s absence
“Carvajal’s package is important for us. I try to help in everything I can. Glad to do what I love the most at the best club in the world.”
How to approach the match
“It’s a very good opportunity to win the title. We have a great desire and tomorrow we want to beat Mallorca to play in the final. We have a year with a lot of challenges and we are approaching it with ambition.”
Majorcan forces
“They are a team that knows very well what they are playing. They play like a team in every sense of the word. They know very well what they have to do with and without the ball. They are one of the teams who is in the best shape this season.
The message to Madridistas
“For us it is always a pleasure to travel with Real Madrid to different parts of the world. We always have a superb welcome here and tomorrow we hope to enjoy a great match with the Jeddah crowd who are Real Madrid “.
Raphinha’s words
“We all know what’s going on and what he said. We respect all the clubs and the players. We trust the institutions and the rules, we’ll see what happens.”
The Alexander-Arnold rumor
“You’re asking me about a player who isn’t at Real Madrid. It’s a question we can’t answer. We’re focused on tomorrow’s match.”
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