Real Madrid midfielder Fede Valverde was happy after victory at Elche.

Valverde scored in the 3-0 win on Wednesday night.

He said, "I'm really pleased because of the work the team put in and that I contributed another goal. The manager told me I had to pass the ten-goal mark and that's what I'm focussed on.

"There's pressure, but it's positive. That's helped me to believe in myself, to have confidence and the desire to want to score goals. We were clinical in attack and solid in defence. Lunin came to our rescue, otherwise things could've got difficult.

“The coach told us to take the game to them. We know it's important to keep winning because it helps us mentally. We worked well today. Our movement was good and that creates spaces and scoring opportunities.

"After winning an important game like the one against Barcelona, that demands so much of you physically and mentally, it's tough, if we want to win all the trophies this year, especially LaLiga, we have to be concentrated in every game."