Nowadays midfielders definitely have to be complete players - you can't just be a destroyer, you have to build play too.
We know how important both competitions are, especially the Champions League since it's such a special competition, but we want to win the league too. We take it game by game - concentrate on our league games, win them and then start thinking about the Champions League.
I try to live football every day.
The shirt doesn't win you the game.
Real Madrid is much more than I expected. I love waking up in the morning and going to Valdebebas.
I had the chance to go to Sevilla, Inter and Porto.
I couldn't sign for Barca, as I can't play football the way Xavi wants.
People were always saying how modern players need to be able to play in two or three positions, and those words stuck in my head. I think that I can do just that.
I've got my mother, who I love and who makes me very happy.
Every time I take the field, I know I have to run hard for my mum, because of all the tough times we went through. Only we know how difficult it was.
When I left Porto, I knew that I wanted to return to Real Madrid and play.
My teammates and the coaching team know that they can count on me.
I don't see Neymar as an opponent or an enemy, but as a partner.
There are not many number fives but the best are Busquets, Tiago, Gabi... I also learn a lot from Xabi Alonso. He is also among the top.
Casemiro has to cover the gaps left by the full-backs.
Casemiro has to cover the gaps left by the midfielders.
When you play regularly, you develop from game to game.
When you hear the Champions League anthem, it gives you goosebumps.
My goal is robbing the ball.
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.
