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“I know the players with whom I play well.”
“I understand that you always want to improve.”
“Having played an international competition is definitely a plus.”
“In terms of pressure, El Clasico is unique, but also a match against PSG is a stimulating and exciting clash.”
“I think I felt ready and I really wanted to go to Real Madrid. Some are ready and others aren't. I thought about it carefully and I made the right decision.”
“Winning the Champions League is the dream.”
“A good run is always good. It helps us to wear the colours of the France team.”
“Ronaldo is a bon vivant, he is friendly, he always has something to help you progress. He wants to be the best around. It infuriates him when he loses, he cannot stand it. It's true that sometimes, in the dressing room, it's fun to lose just to make him mad!”
“With Ancelotti I played less, but he did extraordinary things at Real and this is what counts.”
“PSG were interested in signing me, but we never entered negotiations.”
“Pogba is a good player, I know him very well. For any team he would be fantastic.”
“In Madrid there is a lot of competition.”
“At 20 years old I'm eager to play and to watch from the sidelines isn't easy.”
“Playing with France is the challenge of playing with one of the national teams with the greatest football histories.”
“What's for sure is that the profile of the central defender is evolving. At one time it was all about the stopper and the libero. Today, central defenders have to be more complete.”
“You have to play differently. I try to be more complete to annoy any striker.”
“It's the desire to keep winning. Each season the counters are reset to zero. You've either got a title to defend or one to go and win. We want to keep making our honours list longer.”
“Mourinho doesn't need to give long speeches. He's direct and to the point.”
“Kylian is very important for France. We count on him very much.”
“I was inspired by players like Pepe or Sergio Ramos because they are defenders and by someone like Cristiano Ronaldo, who is an example for any footballer.”