Gerard Pique

There comes a point when you realise that you're storming forward, that you can beat anyone, and this is what has ended up winning us the league and putting us in two finals. ”

It seems like when I don't talk so much, people praise my performances more. ”

Luis Enrique has a clear idea, and the team has understood it perfectly. He asks us to press high up the pitch, to counter quickly when the opposition attacks and try to maximise the space between the lines with the speed we have. ”

Real Madrid are such an immense team - a big, big club. ”

I consider that, in a democracy, everyone has the right to decide. If people don't have the right to express what they feel, we would be going back to a bygone era. ”

I don't want to be in the public eye so much that you reach the point where everyone has an opinion about you. ”

Every year, Messi seems to reach his limit, but he always ends up exceeding that. He is the best. ”

I arrived when I was a kid; I was just 17. I would have liked to have played more, but I learned a lot in Manchester. ”

My style suits Barcelona's style of play. ”

In England, there are big games but nothing like the Clasico. Manchester United versus Liverpool is a really great match, probably the best over there. But Barcelona-Madrid is different to any other game in the world. ”