The prolific Argentine striker opened the scoring for Real Madrid in their latest La Liga fixture and refused to get into speculations regarding his future during the season.
Higuain has been linked with a move away from the Spanish giants, with Italian giants, Juventus, becoming the latest side to publicly voice their interests in acquiring his services.
Reflecting on the transfer speculations, the 24-year-old reaffirmed his desire to stay with the Santiago Bernabeu-based outfit and insisted that he is focused on the current season with the capital club.
"Right now I will not speak about my future and I will devote the next four months to Real Madrid. I will try to do my http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 and help the team."
In the absence of the injured http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 paired together as they led Real Madrid from the front.
El Pipit scored Los Blancos’ opener before the interval, while http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldo-c31734 showed his decisive control in front of the net in the second half to claim all three points on offer.
After the match, Higuain took out time to discuss Madrid’s performance against a resilient Betis side.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/River-Plate-c40368 striker was pleased with the win and praised the battling nature of their La Liga rivals.
The Argentine international opined that Real Madrid have seen an attitude change over the years, stating that they would lose such heated away fixtures a few years ago, but have overcome their nerves and are more composed under Jose Mourinho.
"It was a very difficult match, but what matters is that we won, kept the winning streak going and the advantage of ten points," he continued.
"In previous years, these are the kind of matches we would have lost. Winning the game was important because each week, there are less games and opportunities to gain three points."
Real Madrid manager, Jose Mourinho, was pleased with the performance of his players who came from behind and took all three points away from Los Verdiblancos.
After going a goal down in the first half, Madrid were defensive in their approach and concentrated on retaining the ball rather than their usual attacking style.
"Sometimes it's better to be more defensive and being in control, but neither team was defensive."
After their La Liga adventures, Real Madrid return their focus to UEFA Champions League as they welcome CSKA Moscow to the Santiago Bernabeu in midweek.
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