ISCO

It's great to have atmosphere at the stadium, but football is all about the players.

When I was a boy, the neighbours all knew who I was because I'd take a ball with me everywhere I went.

Madrid excites me. They are one of the best teams in the world.

I'd say I'm a bit antimadridista although I do not know where my future will be, but it's a team that I never liked. I get the impression that it is an arrogant club, about how the players are. Without humility, you cannot get anywhere.

I am very lucky that Julen Lopetegui gives me total freedom to move where I like.

I only like to play football.

We know that if you have a good game, you are God, and if you misplace five passes in a row, they want to kick you out of Madrid. You have to find the middle ground.

It's true that at Malaga, I played every game as a starter, but here at Madrid, they give nothing away.

My football comes from the streets.

It is an honour that people are comparing me to Iniesta because of everything that he has achieved. But, and I have said this before, I do not like these kinds of comparisons. Andres is Andres, and I am Isco. I am a different person and player.

I try to go unnoticed. I don't watch the news or read what they say. I try to stay on the sidelines.

We all know that the Champions League is the most important competition in the world.

I'm not stupid: if I have not been a starter with Ancelotti, Benitez and Zidane, it's my fault.

I named my dog 'Messi' because Messi is the best in the world, and so is my dog.

I want to keep winning titles and do that with Real Madrid.

I like having many friends and scoring goals.

I want to etch my name into the history books myself, both at club and international level.

The Champions League anthem always motivates you in a special way.

Each game helps me to continue improving, which is what I want. I want to improve in defense, on the ball, score more goals. I never want to get tired of improving.

I have a bunch of friends.

Zidane is a Real Madrid legend. He teaches us things in every training session - even just by playing with us.

The matches with the national team give me life.

I want to keep growing, keep moving towards being one of the best in the world, and there is no better place to grow than Real Madrid.

One day you are up, the next down, and I have to remain calm, work, help, and learn; that is the most important.

I'm comfortable anywhere, as long as it's on the pitch.