Joao Felix

“Cristiano is a role model for all of us in the national team, so he gives us a lot of good advice, and we like to listen.”

“Cristiano is the best in the world. When we were in the Portugal squad, he always talked a lot about Madrid and said he liked it a lot. But I'm here to do my own story and to be remembered as Joao Felix.”

“When the conditions are favourable, things go better.”

“I don't understand the criticism of Vinicius. Perhaps it's because he's better than everyone else, perhaps because he makes dribbles that others can't do, because he is faster than others, he scores goals, he gives assists.”

“Chelsea is one of the great teams in the world and I hope to help the team reach their objectives, so I am very, very happy to be here and very excited to play at Stamford Bridge.”

“Football is not only passing, kicking, running behind the rival, defending... it has to have dribbling, magic, which unfortunately you see less and less.”

“Simeone says these things and they aren't negative things about me, they are things to improve. This is what he thinks, so I am going to work to have a bit more gasoline, a bit more endurance.”

“I loved my time here before and I told my friends and family that I'd love to return to the Premier League one day.”

“We suffer in our training. We suffer because we all have to defend. It teaches us how to win.”

“No, I was never released by Porto. I would say if I was. I just told them I wanted to leave and Benfica appeared.”

“I don't care what people say, I work every day to become better.”

“I feel like I grew up as a player. That's normal with age.”

“It's always special to play against my old teammates.”

“Of course the Champions League is a real goal.”

“Barcelona has always been my first choice and I'd love to join Barca. It was always my dream since I was a kid. If it happens, it will be a dream come true for me.”

“They are good comparisons, but Cristiano is Cristiano and I want to be myself.”

“I've said that I love Barca; it's always been the club of my childhood, and I want to stay, but it doesn't depend on me; it depends on many other things.”

“I always tried to do my best and sometimes it didn't work.”

“I like these big games, hot games, they motivate me more.”

“Thank you to Benfica, especially coach Bruno Lage for all that he has done for me and my family, that are always close to me.”