With only a few days left before the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool, Inter’s Borja Valero released a long interview with the Spanish press agency EFE.

The Spanish midfielder, who came up through the youth ranks at Los Blancos, warned this Spanish club not to take victory for granted despite their recent success: “Madrid are the favourites because they have won the last two editions, but the final is a game on its own. Marcelo, Benzema, Ramos and Ronaldo were all there during the disappointments of 2011 and 2013, and this shaped them to be ab;e to win in the following years.”

The former Fiorentina man went on to discuss some of the individuals in the current squad: “Ronaldo has adapted to his age and changing physique. He has evolved because it is not always possible to play as if you were 20 years old. Now he plays closer to the penalty area, and increased his number of goals. A midfielder I would like to play with? I would have to choose Luka Modric. It was be a pleasure, just for the way he controls the ball.”