Modrić put Real Madrid ahead against Girona with a fantastic goal from outside the box. The captain spoke to Realmadrid TV after the game: “I’m very grateful and proud of the affection that Madrid fans show me every day. Today they’ve done it again and I can only say thank you”.

Wonder strike to open the scoring
“To score a goal like that you have to shoot. I was alone, I controlled the ball, I struck it well and thank God it went in. It was a nice goal and it's always special to score at home in front of the fans at the Bernabéu“.

The importance of this win
”It's a very important victory but we have to keep fighting. We played really well after a great night earlier in the week. After such a big effort it's not easy to get into the right frame of mind and give a good performance, but we did it. We have to keep growing as a team“.

Great moment
”The last few games show that we are in great form. We have to keep going, we can't let up. We can still grow”.