"We may be the best team now, but what's important is to be so at the end the season"

[Messi]

Wesley Sneijder is more confident thanks to his goal against Villarreal, and so is the team. The player nevertheless said that there is a long way to go in the League still and that they should be cautious.



Must the team do something to calm itself and not think that the League is as good as won?
We must be calm because nine points aren't that much in the Spanish League. We must continue to play as we have been doing so far. We are confident and we feel comfortable, but there are many complicated games left in the competition.

Something drastic would have to happen for the team not to win the Legaue...
Nine points aren't that many; they amount to just three games. We are confident and we must carry on playing this way and stay united. Everything will be ok if we do.
Rijkaard said Real Madrid is the best team in the championship. Do you agree?
We are leaders, we defeated Barcelona and we have a nine point lead on them, so I guess it could be said we are the best team right now... But what matters is that we are the best team at the end of the season.


It used to be said that Barcelona's style was like old-school Dutch style. Could this be said of Real Madrid now?
Barcelona used to have more Dutch players and played like a Dutch team because they also had a Dutch coach. We may have Dutch players, but we don't play like a Dutch team.
Would you like to win the title against Barcelona at the Bernabéu?
Sure. It would be very exciting, but in order for that to happen both teams would have to win all their games. It's more important to think about Saturday's match against Almería right now. With Diarra in Africa and Gago suspended it looks like you will play in a more defensive position this weekend... What do you prefer?
I feel more comfortable behind the strikers, but it does seem I may play a more defensive role on Saturday. We'll have to see. It's up to the coach to decide.