Real Madrid star Federico Valverde appeared in a press statement after the victory over Athletic Bilbao with a score of 1-0 in the 32nd round of La Liga at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

He began his remarks: "It was amazing. I am very happy and proud of the efforts of the entire team. I am also very grateful to the fans who, despite what happened in the last match, came to the stadium and supported us. The players and the team thank you very much for your support and affection, even when things are not in our favor sometimes."

He added: "We knew that today's match would be difficult after the defeat in the previous match. It is always hard to come back from behind, and we knew it would be tough. I am happy with the efforts of the entire team and with the win. Thank God for the goal."

Regarding his goal: "I didn’t think much. Sometimes I think too much, and I have many doubts and options. This time I didn’t think, I just tried to shoot. Today, I had many shots on goal, and most of them went well. I felt a lot of confidence, and my teammates gave me that confidence."

On reaching 9 goals this season: "All of this is thanks to hard work and effort, in addition to the help of the goalkeepers who stay with us longer so we can continue practicing shooting. Also, the coaching staff always insists on us staying and scoring goals. It’s nice to see things going well."

On keeping a clean sheet: "The first thing is to win, then to try to help Courtois to avoid as much pressure as possible, even though we know he is one of the best goalkeepers in the world. We have to try to keep him calm. It was a very difficult match. I started as a full-back, and in the first half, we struggled to create chances. In the second half, we changed that approach, and thanks to the support of our fans, we were able to attack much better."

On the matches against Getafe and Barcelona: "We think about Getafe first, as we are competing for the league title and have great confidence in winning it, then we will see what the big match will be like, the final against Barcelona. We have to take it step by step; we players say that a lot, but it’s true. This helps us prepare well to work tomorrow and get ready for the Getafe match."