Mahamadou Diarra is convinced he's now showing his best form in a Real Madrid shirt.

The Mali midfielder said: "Frankly I think I'm the same as I was at Lyon. I wanted to show people that I could play here and now I feel like I'm at the same level, although I will not settle and I want to improve even more.

"Since I arrived, there were doubts about me and I know that I have received much criticism, but I also knew I was going to again achieve great form. I feel very good physically and now everything goes well.

"I'm very happy for myself and to be able to restore the confidence of my peers and the coach that they have in me."