“Football is an industry where players have no decision-making power”

Real Madrid player Lucas Vazquez spoke at a press conference on the eve of the Champions League clash against AC Milan.

Speaking: “I would like to send a message of support to all the families affected by the tragedy. To convey to them that they are not alone and the pride of feeling this solidarity between people in these difficult times. We hope that everything will quickly return to normal. normality.”

How complicated is it to prepare for a match like this? “It's complicated because Football takes second place. The people are the most important. It's difficult to be comfortable with this tragedy.”

How is the locker room? ? “We are all sad. There are a lot of people suffering and it affects us all.”

You shared a message from Marcos Llorente yesterday. What are your thoughts? “It's a time for everyone to reflect and think about what happened. We have to try to help everyone get out of this.”

“The people save the people”, is the phrase of this tragedy. How do you see this, the management of the country? “Once again, the human quality has been demonstrated by the people. It comes from all over Spain. I hope we will learn from these circumstances.”

Ancelotti said coaches have no decision-making power in these situations : “He's absolutely right. We have to be professional and do what they ask of us.”

Should all the matches this weekend have been postponed? “We shouldn't have played. It was time to be with the people affected and just think about that.”

Why must the machine continue? “A lot of things escape us. Between the players and the organization, there is a lot of distance. Football is an industry where the players, we have no decision-making power. We have to do things that we don't. we don't always want to do.”

Does it hurt? “I'm sad, yes. It touches us to see all this. It's difficult to explain in words. Seeing so many people suffering, people who have lost their lives or who have lost everything… It's not the place to talk about politics.”

How are you doing sportingly? “Good. Carvajal's absence is very important for Real Madrid, whether it's the player or the person. It's up to me to play more than usual. I'll try to help the team as much as I can , I will leave my life there on the ground.”