Striker Jese said he needed a goal to ‘boost his confidence’ after scoring Real Madrid’s second in Wednesday’s hard-fought 2-1 defeat of Sevilla.
The 21-year-old, who suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in a Champions League game against Schalke in March last year, told reporters afterwards that his goal after coming on as a substitute was something he needed as he continues his recovery.
“I’m really happy because scoring always makes me delighted. It always gives you more confidence,” he maintained.
“It’s also important to set up goals, but at the moment I needed one to keep on improving every day.
“When I came on the change happened so fast. It was really cold out there and Sevilla were committing a lot of fouls.
“I didn’t warm up too well but everything turned out okay and we won, which is the main thing.
“We’ve been given two tough games in a week. Today we won and it was tough, but that’s normal in this League. Now we are keen to beat Atletico on Saturday.”
