Throughout his career pulling on the jersey of Madrid's "Real", Nacho hopes that the team will manage to achieve victory in the "El Clasico" showdown, which their coach Julen Lopetegui truly deserves.
The "White" team returned to the path of victories on Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League group stage by defeating Plzen's "Viktoria", but the victory was not very convincing, especially ahead of the crucial match in Barcelona. It is believed that Julen Lopetegui's future will depend on the game against "Barcelona."
Recently, the strategist has had to endure a huge wave of criticism - he feels pressure from both the club management and the media, which is only interested in how long the Spaniard will continue working in Madrid.
"I can see how painful it is for him, just like it is for all of us," said Nacho. "We are professionals and we only think about victories."
We need to extricate ourselves from this complicated situation and fearlessly arrive in Barcelona with the sole goal of winning. As a player, all I want is to win the "El Clasico" and see Lopetegui continuing his work with the team.
"We are a team and we are all responsible for all the poor results," added the defender.
The "El Clasico" clash, which for the first time since 2007 will not feature either Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, will kick off on Sunday at 5:15 p.m.
