Ernesto Valverde

“Sometimes there's too much noise about what's happening, but this is Barcelona - it is a big club. Sometimes people make more of things than they have to. We need to try to close the team away from all that noise outside.”

“There's no problem with a guard of honour in any way.”

“Ronaldo leaving would seem to have ended the competition between Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo because people rarely mention one without mentioning the other. A lot of people are interested - me, too - to see how it will affect Real Madrid's football and what they might do in the transfer market.”

“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.”

“You know how things go in football. Seasons are long, and you have to see how things progress.”

“I'm not aware of any plans for a European Super League, but the Champions League is a Super League.”

“Over the season, the games come thick and fast, and in some games, you aren't so lucky.”

“Dembele has things that nobody else in the squad has - self-confidence, one against one, shooting with both feet, personality.”

“Historically, Barcelona win La Liga when they win the Champions League.”

“Good players always adapt well.”

“The great thing about football is that it's so fast, there are so few interruptions.”

“Football is a game of emotions.”

“If you win a game, everyone is happy, and if you lose, everyone is watching you.”

“It's never easy to find players in the market who are exactly what you need at that time.”

“Of course there is 'Messidependence.' It would exist in any team in the world, but when he is not there, we also have to play and try to win. Leo is fundamental for us and marks the style; it is well known that he is the best in the world for something.”

“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 do not think it is very easy to win away from home in the Champions League.”

“In regard to criticism, we are in the world of football and subject to continuous criticism.”

“I try to play with balance.”

“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.”