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It's very difficult to get here, we know it’s more pressure; you feel responsible for making the fans happy. Reaching a final two years in a row has a lot of work behind it. Barça is more involved every year and the players are also more prepared, and we want to be recognised on the world level as we once dreamed – and I think that time is coming.
Because of the pandemic there were no fans, there were no tickets – well, you see that stadium like, “Wow, if one day you could see this stadium full, what would it be like?” And then when the tickets were sold out we said, “This is changing.” To fill the stadium twice… As a player who has experienced it, I will always take it with me, because these are moments that mark your whole life as a footballer.
It is very difficult to reach the level Lyon has reached, with all the titles they have. Barça has one. I think the path that Barça is taking will be like Lyon’s, but today we want to be Barça: we want not just to win but to win our way – that is what this team conveys. If we win again you could say that Barça are staying on top, so that one day we can become queens of Europe.
They’ve always been the team to beat, but this Barça side is on a really good run. In the end we have to face this game as if it were any other. We know who we are playing against, but we have also faced other teams in 90 minutes, and we have also known how to do it. So Barça can definitely win it, we are going into it with that mentality. There’s no other way to do it.
It is huge but I’ve got to be honest: in the present, you don’t even think about it. It’s all about preparing, mentally, physically and tactically; there’s no sense in talking about lifting the trophy before you’re actually in the game and doing the work. But when we’ve got this far, our ambition is clear: to do everything in order to win it again.
They are a very strong team. They’ve had the time to really keep the same players, get to know each other. They play very interesting, possession-oriented football, with a lot of smart movements. Obviously they won – very deservedly – last year, and you can also see that they have been cruising in their league and were very convincing, especially in the first leg, against Wolfsburg. So we’ve got to focus on ourselves and just be tip-top ready to meet them.
I’m trying to keep it down because we all know the importance. What’s important right now is to do well in every training session in order to actually be on top of your game. That’s been my focus ever since I’ve been back as well. I’ve tried to balance it with joy, just enjoying that I’m back, but also with 100% concentration in everything that I do.
All emotions at once. It’s a great stadium, it’s a Champions League final, it’s probably going to be packed. It’s a day to celebrate football, to be honest. Sometimes, you’ve just got to lean back, enjoy it, give it all, express yourself on the field and enjoy the ride.
It's very difficult to get here, we know it’s more pressure; you feel responsible for making the fans happy. Reaching a final two years in a row has a lot of work behind it. Barça is more involved every year and the players are also more prepared, and we want to be recognised on the world level as we once dreamed – and I think that time is coming.
Because of the pandemic there were no fans, there were no tickets – well, you see that stadium like, “Wow, if one day you could see this stadium full, what would it be like?” And then when the tickets were sold out we said, “This is changing.” To fill the stadium twice… As a player who has experienced it, I will always take it with me, because these are moments that mark your whole life as a footballer.
It is very difficult to reach the level Lyon has reached, with all the titles they have. Barça has one. I think the path that Barça is taking will be like Lyon’s, but today we want to be Barça: we want not just to win but to win our way – that is what this team conveys. If we win again you could say that Barça are staying on top, so that one day we can become queens of Europe.
They’ve always been the team to beat, but this Barça side is on a really good run. In the end we have to face this game as if it were any other. We know who we are playing against, but we have also faced other teams in 90 minutes, and we have also known how to do it. So Barça can definitely win it, we are going into it with that mentality. There’s no other way to do it.
It is huge but I’ve got to be honest: in the present, you don’t even think about it. It’s all about preparing, mentally, physically and tactically; there’s no sense in talking about lifting the trophy before you’re actually in the game and doing the work. But when we’ve got this far, our ambition is clear: to do everything in order to win it again.
They are a very strong team. They’ve had the time to really keep the same players, get to know each other. They play very interesting, possession-oriented football, with a lot of smart movements. Obviously they won – very deservedly – last year, and you can also see that they have been cruising in their league and were very convincing, especially in the first leg, against Wolfsburg. So we’ve got to focus on ourselves and just be tip-top ready to meet them.
I’m trying to keep it down because we all know the importance. What’s important right now is to do well in every training session in order to actually be on top of your game. That’s been my focus ever since I’ve been back as well. I’ve tried to balance it with joy, just enjoying that I’m back, but also with 100% concentration in everything that I do.
All emotions at once. It’s a great stadium, it’s a Champions League final, it’s probably going to be packed. It’s a day to celebrate football, to be honest. Sometimes, you’ve just got to lean back, enjoy it, give it all, express yourself on the field and enjoy the ride.
It's very difficult to get here, we know it’s more pressure; you feel responsible for making the fans happy. Reaching a final two years in a row has a lot of work behind it. Barça is more involved every year and the players are also more prepared, and we want to be recognised on the world level as we once dreamed – and I think that time is coming.
Because of the pandemic there were no fans, there were no tickets – well, you see that stadium like, “Wow, if one day you could see this stadium full, what would it be like?” And then when the tickets were sold out we said, “This is changing.” To fill the stadium twice… As a player who has experienced it, I will always take it with me, because these are moments that mark your whole life as a footballer.
It is very difficult to reach the level Lyon has reached, with all the titles they have. Barça has one. I think the path that Barça is taking will be like Lyon’s, but today we want to be Barça: we want not just to win but to win our way – that is what this team conveys. If we win again you could say that Barça are staying on top, so that one day we can become queens of Europe.
They’ve always been the team to beat, but this Barça side is on a really good run. In the end we have to face this game as if it were any other. We know who we are playing against, but we have also faced other teams in 90 minutes, and we have also known how to do it. So Barça can definitely win it, we are going into it with that mentality. There’s no other way to do it.
It is huge but I’ve got to be honest: in the present, you don’t even think about it. It’s all about preparing, mentally, physically and tactically; there’s no sense in talking about lifting the trophy before you’re actually in the game and doing the work. But when we’ve got this far, our ambition is clear: to do everything in order to win it again.
They are a very strong team. They’ve had the time to really keep the same players, get to know each other. They play very interesting, possession-oriented football, with a lot of smart movements. Obviously they won – very deservedly – last year, and you can also see that they have been cruising in their league and were very convincing, especially in the first leg, against Wolfsburg. So we’ve got to focus on ourselves and just be tip-top ready to meet them.
I’m trying to keep it down because we all know the importance. What’s important right now is to do well in every training session in order to actually be on top of your game. That’s been my focus ever since I’ve been back as well. I’ve tried to balance it with joy, just enjoying that I’m back, but also with 100% concentration in everything that I do.
All emotions at once. It’s a great stadium, it’s a Champions League final, it’s probably going to be packed. It’s a day to celebrate football, to be honest. Sometimes, you’ve just got to lean back, enjoy it, give it all, express yourself on the field and enjoy the ride.
It's very difficult to get here, we know it’s more pressure; you feel responsible for making the fans happy. Reaching a final two years in a row has a lot of work behind it. Barça is more involved every year and the players are also more prepared, and we want to be recognised on the world level as we once dreamed – and I think that time is coming.
Because of the pandemic there were no fans, there were no tickets – well, you see that stadium like, “Wow, if one day you could see this stadium full, what would it be like?” And then when the tickets were sold out we said, “This is changing.” To fill the stadium twice… As a player who has experienced it, I will always take it with me, because these are moments that mark your whole life as a footballer.
It is very difficult to reach the level Lyon has reached, with all the titles they have. Barça has one. I think the path that Barça is taking will be like Lyon’s, but today we want to be Barça: we want not just to win but to win our way – that is what this team conveys. If we win again you could say that Barça are staying on top, so that one day we can become queens of Europe.
They’ve always been the team to beat, but this Barça side is on a really good run. In the end we have to face this game as if it were any other. We know who we are playing against, but we have also faced other teams in 90 minutes, and we have also known how to do it. So Barça can definitely win it, we are going into it with that mentality. There’s no other way to do it.
It is huge but I’ve got to be honest: in the present, you don’t even think about it. It’s all about preparing, mentally, physically and tactically; there’s no sense in talking about lifting the trophy before you’re actually in the game and doing the work. But when we’ve got this far, our ambition is clear: to do everything in order to win it again.
They are a very strong team. They’ve had the time to really keep the same players, get to know each other. They play very interesting, possession-oriented football, with a lot of smart movements. Obviously they won – very deservedly – last year, and you can also see that they have been cruising in their league and were very convincing, especially in the first leg, against Wolfsburg. So we’ve got to focus on ourselves and just be tip-top ready to meet them.
I’m trying to keep it down because we all know the importance. What’s important right now is to do well in every training session in order to actually be on top of your game. That’s been my focus ever since I’ve been back as well. I’ve tried to balance it with joy, just enjoying that I’m back, but also with 100% concentration in everything that I do.
All emotions at once. It’s a great stadium, it’s a Champions League final, it’s probably going to be packed. It’s a day to celebrate football, to be honest. Sometimes, you’ve just got to lean back, enjoy it, give it all, express yourself on the field and enjoy the ride.
It's very difficult to get here, we know it’s more pressure; you feel responsible for making the fans happy. Reaching a final two years in a row has a lot of work behind it. Barça is more involved every year and the players are also more prepared, and we want to be recognised on the world level as we once dreamed – and I think that time is coming.
Because of the pandemic there were no fans, there were no tickets – well, you see that stadium like, “Wow, if one day you could see this stadium full, what would it be like?” And then when the tickets were sold out we said, “This is changing.” To fill the stadium twice… As a player who has experienced it, I will always take it with me, because these are moments that mark your whole life as a footballer.
It is very difficult to reach the level Lyon has reached, with all the titles they have. Barça has one. I think the path that Barça is taking will be like Lyon’s, but today we want to be Barça: we want not just to win but to win our way – that is what this team conveys. If we win again you could say that Barça are staying on top, so that one day we can become queens of Europe.
They’ve always been the team to beat, but this Barça side is on a really good run. In the end we have to face this game as if it were any other. We know who we are playing against, but we have also faced other teams in 90 minutes, and we have also known how to do it. So Barça can definitely win it, we are going into it with that mentality. There’s no other way to do it.
It is huge but I’ve got to be honest: in the present, you don’t even think about it. It’s all about preparing, mentally, physically and tactically; there’s no sense in talking about lifting the trophy before you’re actually in the game and doing the work. But when we’ve got this far, our ambition is clear: to do everything in order to win it again.
They are a very strong team. They’ve had the time to really keep the same players, get to know each other. They play very interesting, possession-oriented football, with a lot of smart movements. Obviously they won – very deservedly – last year, and you can also see that they have been cruising in their league and were very convincing, especially in the first leg, against Wolfsburg. So we’ve got to focus on ourselves and just be tip-top ready to meet them.
I’m trying to keep it down because we all know the importance. What’s important right now is to do well in every training session in order to actually be on top of your game. That’s been my focus ever since I’ve been back as well. I’ve tried to balance it with joy, just enjoying that I’m back, but also with 100% concentration in everything that I do.
All emotions at once. It’s a great stadium, it’s a Champions League final, it’s probably going to be packed. It’s a day to celebrate football, to be honest. Sometimes, you’ve just got to lean back, enjoy it, give it all, express yourself on the field and enjoy the ride.
It's very difficult to get here, we know it’s more pressure; you feel responsible for making the fans happy. Reaching a final two years in a row has a lot of work behind it. Barça is more involved every year and the players are also more prepared, and we want to be recognised on the world level as we once dreamed – and I think that time is coming.
Because of the pandemic there were no fans, there were no tickets – well, you see that stadium like, “Wow, if one day you could see this stadium full, what would it be like?” And then when the tickets were sold out we said, “This is changing.” To fill the stadium twice… As a player who has experienced it, I will always take it with me, because these are moments that mark your whole life as a footballer.
It is very difficult to reach the level Lyon has reached, with all the titles they have. Barça has one. I think the path that Barça is taking will be like Lyon’s, but today we want to be Barça: we want not just to win but to win our way – that is what this team conveys. If we win again you could say that Barça are staying on top, so that one day we can become queens of Europe.
They’ve always been the team to beat, but this Barça side is on a really good run. In the end we have to face this game as if it were any other. We know who we are playing against, but we have also faced other teams in 90 minutes, and we have also known how to do it. So Barça can definitely win it, we are going into it with that mentality. There’s no other way to do it.
It is huge but I’ve got to be honest: in the present, you don’t even think about it. It’s all about preparing, mentally, physically and tactically; there’s no sense in talking about lifting the trophy before you’re actually in the game and doing the work. But when we’ve got this far, our ambition is clear: to do everything in order to win it again.
They are a very strong team. They’ve had the time to really keep the same players, get to know each other. They play very interesting, possession-oriented football, with a lot of smart movements. Obviously they won – very deservedly – last year, and you can also see that they have been cruising in their league and were very convincing, especially in the first leg, against Wolfsburg. So we’ve got to focus on ourselves and just be tip-top ready to meet them.
I’m trying to keep it down because we all know the importance. What’s important right now is to do well in every training session in order to actually be on top of your game. That’s been my focus ever since I’ve been back as well. I’ve tried to balance it with joy, just enjoying that I’m back, but also with 100% concentration in everything that I do.
All emotions at once. It’s a great stadium, it’s a Champions League final, it’s probably going to be packed. It’s a day to celebrate football, to be honest. Sometimes, you’ve just got to lean back, enjoy it, give it all, express yourself on the field and enjoy the ride.
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