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Real Madrid goalscorer Borja Mayoral 'happy' with Leganes win

Real Madrid striker Borja Mayoral was delighted to score in victory over Leganes.

Real coach Zinedine Zidane played a young XI for the 2-1 win.

Mayoral said: "We can be happy with how we did because we fielded a young side, lots of us don't get all that much playing time. But we played and we won the game, which is the important thing. I'm very happy to have got the goal, played and got some minutes under my belt. It felt great, maybe I was tiring a bit towards the end, but the key thing was getting on the scoresheet and taking all three points.

"I didn't know whether to celebrate it or wait a moment. Ultimately it was given and that's my sixth of the season. I'm happy because I work every day to get opportunities like this. You never know when you're going to get your chance and so you have to be ready, firing on all cylinders in every training session, so that you're prepared at the weekend regardless of the role you'll be playing. It doesn't matter if you get one minute, five, or the full game. I got all 90 minutes today and am absolutely thrilled."

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