He later expressed his satisfaction with the victory, stating, "We are pleased with the win. Our team delivered a strong performance up until the 80th minute. However, we experienced two lapses in concentration that resulted in two goals against us, forcing us to defend more than we had anticipated."
Real Madrid wing-back Lucas Vazquez was happy scoring in victory over Alaves.AdvertisementAdvertisement"We deserved a better ending with the performance we'd put in, but we have to look on the bright side and we've done a lot of things right."
On his first minute goal, he continued: "It was the start of the game and I saw the move clearly, Vini Jr. was coming to the byline and I was going to see it. I'm happy to help the team with this goal.
"The coach asks us to be direct, we're a very quick team in transitions. We're on the up, we're playing better and better. We all want to keep getting better so that we can reach the key part of the season in the best possible shape".