Filipe Luis

“If you give Messi a metre, he'll snatch the ball and leave you behind.”

“Paulinho will surprise many people. If he does not fit at Barca, he would at Atletico.”

“In one year I won two titles - one being the Premier League. I have a trophy at home that not many people have and in possibly the most competitive league in the world.”

“When you're not playing, sometimes you're not full of confidence.”

“I have always liked Chelsea a lot. I watch a lot of the Premier League, and it is a club where you can feel the warmth of the fans.”

“Often, players talk when they feel they are not being valued as they deserve. Then they get more attention.”

“I lived in Holland for one year when I was younger and, although they speak Dutch there, I learned a little bit of English while I was there, but really I learned from movies and TV series like '24' and 'Prison Break.'”

“I admire Messi: he's never complained to me in any game we played, but I've also never asked him for his jersey and never would. I came to win, not to say I played against Messi.”

“Many players enter the pitch just to change shirts, but I don't.”

“He always scores the opening goal. Because it is one thing to score 30 goals with hat-tricks in easy wins, and another that 20 of those 30 goals are enough to win 1-0. Nobody does that as well as Diego Costa.”

“Speaking about Mourinho is always controversial, and there's always some intrigue surrounding him. But he is an awesome coach who tries to take the maximum from each and every one of his players.”

“At the level Neymar moves at, you do not change teams for money.”

“I'm always in the 'butcher' role. But the only way to stop Messi one-on-one is to foul him. Otherwise, if I'm alone, I'll only get the ball one in 20 times. I have to use other weapons, I know the best way to stop him. I know he does not like playing with his back to goal, you must be right on top of him when he gets the ball.”

“A footballer's career is very short, and I want to finish it in a strong and spectacular way.”

“I consider my time with Chelsea a personal triumph.”

“Epic things happen in soccer.”

“When I arrived at Chelsea, I had got used to playing 50 games, and suddenly, I was sharing my position with another player.”

“The Ballon d'Or is a subjective matter.”

“You know 'The Shawshank Redemption?' I've seen that movie, like, 30 times or something. 'Dirty Harry,' too - I love that movie.”

“I've had some of the best years of my career at Atletico and remember the supporters, my teammates, and the coaching staff fondly.”