"My routine prior to a big game is the same for any other match. Eat, sleep, chat with teammates during the day, and then, as the match draws near, I listen to my music on the trip to the stadium and zone in."

"Cristiano Ronaldo has not changed since we were both at Manchester United."

"I have not betrayed Barca, and I'm surprised anyone would doubt my commitment to Barcelona, because I've been a fan since birth."

"It is very difficult to find a player who stays at the same club for the whole of their career."

"You try to do the best for your club, and you also create relationships and friendships - with Neymar, my relationship is really strong."

"I have always said that to play for the national team is a pride and a great motivation."

"I would like to change the refereeing system. The pressure that is put on an official in a match is too large."

"In order to eliminate injustices and to ensure there would be less controversy, I would introduce technology that would make refereeing better."

"Besides what he does on the field, one must thank Messi's human quality."

"I am privileged and very happy to be a professional sportsperson, but should that make people so angry?"

"The majority of Espanyol supporters are polite, but there are always rowdy minorities."

"Barcelona is my life, and I do not plan to leave."

"In a match between Barca and Madrid, there are no favourites. It does not matter how they have been faring."

"Experience says it's not easy to find a center back for Barca."

"There won't be more Messis, and we don't expect there to be more, as there won't be another generation in La Masia like the one with Xavi, Busi, Puyol, Iniesta and me."

"You're not always at your best."

"Everybody knows that footballers have text groups on WhatsApp. I have one just for my friends from home, and I have another just for my Barca team-mates."

"At Barcelona, we didn't do gym work until the age of 18. That was really hard."

"Sometimes you're more involved in controversy, and at other times, you're disconnected."

"I hope to keep being competitive until I retire, and I hope that's here. It's Barca or nothing."

"Players like Neymar are great for football."

"I have to devote my time and thoughts to training and playing."

"Messi often has a crowd of opponents around him, but with Neymar on the pitch, too, at least two of those opposition players will have to be aware of him."

"I want to be president of Barcelona - that's my dream."

"I'm not cut out to be a coach."

"I arrived when I was a kid; I was just 17. I would have liked to have played more, but I learned a lot in Manchester."

"Negredo is an exceptional player."

"There comes a point when you realise that you're storming forward, that you can beat anyone, and this is what has ended up winning us the league and putting us in two finals."

"I don't associate this sport with anything except Barcelona."

"I'll retire at Barca. I don't know when - the older I am, the better. I'm sure about that; I can't see myself wearing any other shirt."

"To have the chance to win the treble is very good and rare."

"I've been playing very well for a number of years."

"It seems like when I don't talk so much, people praise my performances more."

"When you're in the semi-finals of the Champions League, you need to be really good and need a little bit of luck."

"We want the best players to be at Barcelona."

"I think Jurgen Klopp is doing a great job at Liveprool. The style of play is the opposite of Guardiola."

"Anything can happen in the Clasico."

"Arbeloa said he was my friend, but I don't consider him my friend - maybe someone I know, but not my friend."

"I've never seen a Barca without control of the game. I've never seen a Barca that doesn't have the ball and lets the opposition attack all the time."

"For me, coming to the national team is like coming home."

"Being called up to the national team is about going with them, playing the best you possibly can, and trying to win. That's how I understand it."

"Being called up to the national team isn't a competition of who's more patriotic."

"I was 17 years old and missed many things about Barcelona, particularly the food. Fortunately, Sir Alex Ferguson realised my situation and helped me to grow. For me, the gaffer was like a second father."

"My relationship with Ramos started off somewhat 'cold.'"

"I know that there are many people who are hoping that things don't go well for me."

"In the Franco era, we couldn't defend our ideas."

"You have to live your life day by day, enjoy what you're doing right now."

"I like to stay busy. I have a lot of things on my mind."

"As a teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo is a perfect '10.' I admire him professionally because he sets an example to follow both as a player and as a person."

"Every year, Messi seems to reach his limit, but he always ends up exceeding that. He is the best."