Ernesto Valverde

“Everything is focused on the coach. It's what happens in football.”

“Football is a game of errors. You want to make your rivals commit them and to avoid them yourself.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Getafe is an uncomfortable rival for Barca and for anyone. They are experts in winning second balls.”

“We all want our players to be perfect and never make errors, but we all do. Even coaches.”

“Everyone loves playing in semi-finals and finals.”

“You cannot talk to a player who has a contract. It's not in my code.”

“As far as enthusiasm goes, yes, certain games maybe bring more out of the players.”

“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.”

“Sometimes results mean something, as there are difficulties, but it depends how you play. You might not win, as you don't create chances, or you might dominate and not take your chances.”

“I would like to have an assortment of words, but what can I say about Leo? He is breaking all the records, and those he will still beat. He makes the public always expect something special from him, and he delivers it.”

“We prioritise everything. We will always fight for the Champions League. Barca will always be like that - we are very excited - but the way to win the Champions League is to win the league.”

“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.”

“Iniesta teaches you something in every match.”

“I know what it's like to be in a difficult situation, where the results do not come in.”

“Messi is just extraordinary.”

“When you lose is when you learn the most.”

“Dembele is a player who has been playing regularly, from the bench or the start, and he has quality. When he comes off the bench, he can change a game, and that's a quality that is undervalued in football. Not everybody has that quality.”

“Throughout the season, you have days when you are more fortunate than others.”