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A derby is always special.
Messi is just extraordinary.
Good players always adapt well.
Training isn't the same as playing.
Liverpool are a very powerful opponent.
All matches have a high difficulty level.
With big clubs, it's always very demanding.
Atletico is a rival who will never give up.
Iniesta teaches you something in every match.
Everyone loves playing in semi-finals and finals.
There's no problem with a guard of honour in any way.
Everything is focused on the coach. It's what happens in football.
You cannot talk to a player who has a contract. It's not in my code.
Historically, Barcelona win La Liga when they win the Champions League.
When the opposition sits back and defends well and together, it's difficult.
I do not think it is very easy to win away from home in the Champions League.
I would have given my arm to be able to do what Iniesta does when I was a player.
As far as enthusiasm goes, yes, certain games maybe bring more out of the players.
The great thing about football is that it's so fast, there are so few interruptions.
Messi always gets us out of trouble, and we're not going to apologise for having him.
Over the season, the games come thick and fast, and in some games, you aren't so lucky.
It's never easy to find players in the market who are exactly what you need at that time.
We all want our players to be perfect and never make errors, but we all do. Even coaches.
In regard to criticism, we are in the world of football and subject to continuous criticism.
Villarreal have played well against difficult opponents. They're never an easy team to beat.
You know how things go in football. Seasons are long, and you have to see how things progress.
Every player is free to decide over their future, just like the clubs can decide who they keep.
Football is a game of errors. You want to make your rivals commit them and to avoid them yourself.
I'm not aware of any plans for a European Super League, but the Champions League is a Super League.
I know the names of possible signings get fans excited, but it's a very fleeting kind of excitement.
Getafe is an uncomfortable rival for Barca and for anyone. They are experts in winning second balls.
Just as I don't like it when other coaches question my squads and my line-ups, I won't talk about others.
Messi is the same player in Barcelona and Argentina, and it would be the same if he played with Australia.
I never let myself forget that our rivals are waiting for us to slip up and feed their hope of catching us.
I think that everyone expects Xavi to be a coach, and he has the profile to be at Barcelona or wherever he is.
It is good to win because it boosts you in what you're doing and allows you to start the season in a positive way.
We all know how management works. If you don't win things, as has happened before, people start to call for your head.
Umtiti is a great player, and we expect him to stay at Barca for many more years and for him to enjoy his football with us.
The feeling is that video assistant referees and technology are here to help us, especially for justice in the penalty area.
Dembele has things that nobody else in the squad has - self-confidence, one against one, shooting with both feet, personality.
Positional play is good for training, but in games, to win matches, you need someone who can go past defenders and take chances.
What I'd most highlight about Leo Messi is his huge sense of responsibility for the team. It shows in every game in every competition.
When Messi plays the ball, everybody expects many things from him. Sometimes it's too much because we have to let Messi breathe a bit.
During the season, there are all types of games - ones where you deserve more than you get and ones where you get more than you deserve.
I don't like to see any coach get sacked - not Lopetegui, not the Huesca coach, not the Granada coach, and, of course, not the Barca coach.
It's true that Coutinho played on the centre because sometimes Messi likes playing on the right side. If that happens, we have to readjust a bit.
I think it's something each team has to decide on, but I think the guard of honour is supposed to be a way of paying tribute to the opposing players.
I don't like to talk about players from other teams, just like I wouldn't like it if the opposition coach talked about my team. It's a question of respect.
Dembele likes to take players on. He's a dribbler and a power player who likes to break into space; he has the ability to do this. He has a lot of virtues.
When you sign a contract with a club like Barca, that's what you have to cope with. You have to show your face when you've lost games. I knew that when I came into the job.