Lucas Vázquez answered questions from the media at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah the day before the Spanish Super Cup semi-final against Mallorca (Thursday, 8:00pm CET). The defender said: "We're driven by our desire to keep winning, tomorrow is the first step towards winning the Spanish Super Cup, which is our objective. What drives us is hunger and ambition."
"For me it's a source of pride to wear the captain's armband at Real Madrid. Most people dream of it and to be able to do it is a dream come true. Being captain involves good and badtimes and bad, it's a great responsibility."
Next season
"It's too early to know what's going to happen. I'm happy here, enjoying this season. We'll see what happens next season, I can't say anything more."
Carvajal
"Carvajal’s absence is significant for us. I try to help as much as I can. I'm delighted to be doing what I love doing at the best club in the world."
How they are approaching the game
"It's a very good opportunity to win a title. We're really looking forward to it and tomorrow we want to beat Mallorca to play in the final. We have a year with many challenges and we're going to take them on with a lot of ambition."
Mallorca
"They know their game very well. They play as a team in every sense of the word. They know what to do with and without the ball. They are one of the teams that are in the best form this season."
Message to the madridistas
"For us it is always a pleasure to travel with Real Madrid to different parts of the world. We always get a great welcome here and tomorrow we hope to enjoy a great game with the Real Madrid fans in Jeddah."
Raphinha's words
"We all know what's happening and what he has said. We respect all clubs and players. We trust the institutions and the rules and we will see what happens."
Alexander-Arnold
"You're asking me about a player who is not at Real Madrid. That's something we can't answer. We are focused on tomorrow's game."