James delighted with first Real Madrid goal

Real Madrid attacker James Rodriguez was delighted with his goal in their Super Cup clash with Atletico Madrid.

The Colombian struck in the 1-1 draw first-leg.

"I'm delighted because this is a dream for me," Rodriguez said after opening his account following his big-money switch from Monaco last month. "I scored a goal and I hope I can score a lot more goals in the future."

"Step by step, and with a lot of training, I'm improving."

"It's a pity (Atletico equalised) because we had the game in our hands."

Despite the late leveller, Rodriguez remained confident Real would finish the job on Friday.

"Now we must go to the Calderon and get a result," he said. "We will have to be patient, find spaces and try to score."

"As a top team, we need to go out and win."

"I hope I can score again against Atletico on Friday and try to help my team win there."