Arbeloa on Brahim, Courtois' injury, Mbappé's condition ...

Real Madrid C.F.

Pass to the quarterfinals:

"Winning as we have won here today is not easy. Very few people would have said that we were going to win both matches"

Condition of Courtois and Mbappé:

"It was not necessary to take any kind of risk because in four days we have a very important match and Lunin came out and did very well too. About Mbappé, I saw him fast and well. I think he was fouled for a penalty. We will have to see if he is ready for Sunday”

What he has learned:

 "I can write you a book if you want. Surely I have a lot to learn but during these months we have truly worked and we have to keep doing so"

Eliminating Mourinho and Guardiola:

"I don't think I have done anything different from what I have done these two months. We keep working and we know that if we lose again doubts will return. I wouldn't dare to say that I can beat a coach like Guardiola. If we have won it has been thanks to the players' work. I wouldn’t have believed this a few months ago but it has happened and that’s that"

Game plan:

 "They came out as we knew they would, pressing hard, we lacked a bit of patience with the ball in that first stretch but doing it is more complicated than saying it, and after the penalty everything changes"

Brake in the second half:

 "Surely unconsciously, but we talked at halftime that we had to take advantage of having one more and we had chances to score a goal earlier and we are very happy with the victory".

Good moment:

 "The important thing is that we learn how we have to win every match".

Brahim:

 "He has had a spectacular tie, he was the ace up the sleeve and it wasn’t easy, we didn’t have Mbappé and Brahim had to cover a very big gap and he did it with great defensive work and in attack he did what I asked of him and City had a hard time defending him".

Courtois:

"It was out of caution, he had discomfort and we hope he is ready for Sunday".