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Real Madrid defender Varane happy to maintain laid-back attitude

Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane admits he's no 'football-obsessive'.

Varane says he's happy to take things as they come - even in the high pressure environment of Real Madrid.

"Football has never been an obsession for me. Even since I've been at Real Madrid. So I do not get up every morning thinking like crazy that I have to leave everything in training or in a match.

"What I like is to realise the progress that I make, in my recovery, in training, in my technique... I have a perfectionist side. My mother tells me that when I was little and doing homework she was surprised at my application. I think I've kept a bit of that."

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