If you have a good midfield, you have a good team.
Casemiro
Footballers are always learning new things.
Being bold in the shirt of Real Madrid is not easy.
When you see the fans supporting you even more passionately, arriving early to cheer you on the bus, it definitely gives you an extra boost.
That's one of the core qualities at Real Madrid - you've got to be able to win all the time.
I had a dream to play in the Champions League, so every time I play for Real Madrid, and in the Champions League, I try to enjoy it as much as possible because it's the realisation of a dream.
Casemiro has to cover the gaps left by everyone. That's balance for me; to make sure the game doesn't go mad.
For me it's a pleasure to be trained by Zidane. I am just very thankful for all he has been asking me to do and for helping me to evolve.
It's football. Sometimes it's unfair.
When you are a starting Real Madrid player, you have to think big. Think of the Ballon d'Or, FIFA's World XI.
It's normal for a team to have low moments.
I am with Madrid until death.
I aim to work hard and do my best to try to win with Real Madrid, which is my dream.
We know Neymar is a great player, you cannot argue about that.
The players on the pitch have the responsibility to run harder, fight harder.
At Real Madrid there is always pressure to win.
It doesn't matter to me whether it's the 12th or the 90th minute, I'll go for the ball the same way as I go for a plate of food.
When it comes to Brazil there are no friendlies.
Busquets is a great player. I have many things to learn from him: how he shapes the game from the back, his positioning, the balance he provided in the midfielder.
Lopetegui called me and convinced me to go to Porto. It was the best decision of my life.
Danilo is a player who has a clear idea of what he needs to do.
You have to know the time to suffer, you have to know the time to attack, you have to know the time to defend.
With Zidane he had a lot of relationships with the players, a father-son relationship. Like a friend. Solari does the same, he is being fair to everyone.
If we attack, we all attack.
From the moment I left Sao Paulo and Brazil, I was fixed on staying here, playing for the first team and succeeding at Real Madrid. That was always my dream. But it was an advantage to be able to join Castilla first.
Being coached by Zidane? At the start it was a little difficult, I grew up watching him play. It's Zidane after all!
When I arrived in Madrid I felt that it was a dream that I didn't want to escape from.
I go for the ball as if it's the last.
I'm very happy in Madrid and I'll defend my coach, the players, the president - everyone.
I don't see Neymar as an opponent or an enemy, but as a partner.
You have to respect Zidane, he's in the history of football.
Zidane has shown that he is more than a coach.
I do not speak of specific mistakes because when we win, we all win and when we lose we all lose, they are team mistakes.
I'll never play in Barcelona, because in Spain I am a Real Madrid supporter.
Real Madrid have to be at their best in every single training session and every single game.
We need the fans to get right behind us and push us on.
All the way through the youth ranks at Sao Paulo, I've always been the captain.
We have to talk about the players we have.
Our mentality is geared towards winning silverware.
Zidane was one of the best players that I have seen. Now as a coach, I try to learn as much as possible from him. He knows a lot because he was an exceptional player.
In football, the Champions league semi-final does not allow you to relax.
I'm going to play in the first team of Real Madrid.
When you hear the Champions League anthem, it gives you goosebumps.
You have to win on the ball.
Speaking of Cristiano is very easy, we know that he's the best in the world.
Casemiro has to cover the gaps left by the full-backs.
Lopetegui helped me a lot, and I played all the time.
Benzema is the best No.9 in the world.
This is football. There are days when you draw, there are days when things don't go well.
The shirt doesn't win you the game.
