I hardly ever get in the box.

Matches in England are special.

Ronaldo can create and score goals.

People in Liverpool are very welcoming.

I've been lucky, but I have earned that luck.

Cristiano's numbers are amazing, indisputable.

Everything can change in the Champions League.

I want to win the Champions League with Bayern.

I'm very satisfied to close my time as footballer.

While I was at Madrid, for me, Cristiano was the best.

I feel good; my family and I feel comfortable in Munich.

Madrid is a big city. It's very dynamic and cosmopolitan.

I am still a Liverpool fan and will be forever, absolutely

I prefer not to compare teams because it's not fair at all.

I still feel I have a special connection with Liverpool fans.

I will always be grateful to Liverpool. It is a very special club.

Munich is a very good city to live in. The life quality is superb.

There are not many better clubs to play football for than Liverpool.

With Senna, I am not incompatible; I am not incompatible with anyone.

As long as we have the possibility then we still have to fight for it.

I have been progressing throughout my career, which is a very good sign.

We will have to go to win. There's no other option. We have one more match.

I have played at Liverpool, a special club, grown as a player and won titles.

Neuer is by far the best keeper I've played with and is also outstanding outfield.

I've said a few times the Bundesliga is closer to the Premier League than the Liga.

I had five great years at Liverpool and I would rather just keep that memory as it is.

I wanted to end my career still at the highest level, and Bayern is the highest level.

I have learned from all of my coaches, and I am sure I will learn a lot with Guardiola.

I tried to do everything just as I would before any other match, but it was impossible.

I know what my strengths and weaknesses are on the pitch. My duty is to be risk averse.

The Bundesliga is much quicker; it's more physical than the Liga, which is more technical.

There were many good reasons to move to Bayern, and Pep Guardiola was definitely one of them.

I left Real Madrid for the same reason Di Maria did. We work hard but only others get the praise.

I've played with great players and worked with great managers; I've learned a lot from all of them.

If you have control of the midfield, you have control of the game, and you have more chances to win.

Real Madrid is a big club, and like at any other big club, too, there are always critics after defeats.

Managing Liverpool? Yes, for sure, I have dreamt of that, but first I have to prove myself and prepare.

My family have absolutely no problem about me playing for Real Madrid. They have become Real Madrid fans.

I have been lucky enough to be at great clubs, from my hometown club to Liverpool to Real Madrid to Bayern Munich.

I stay in contact with friends I have in Liverpool. It's not a normal club; it's so special and very important to me.

I grew up a lot as a professional and as a person in Liverpool, and I have very strong links to the club and the city.

It is difficult to copy Real Madrid, as not every team has those players who can run with such explosion, like Ronaldo.

I don't think tackling is a quality. It is a recurso, something you have to resort to, not a characteristic of your game.

Being a manager is so different to being a footballer. It's a very difficult job, but, of course, it's very exciting as well.

I would never have dreamed to have had such a nice career as this. I like football, and this is like a nice football journey.

Passion? Of course it's necessary, but it's more important to have footballing foundations, certainly, when developing players.

If I decide somewhere along the way to take my chances as a manager, my link, my commitment, my passion with Liverpool is there.

I came from my hometown team, Real Sociedad, to the best team in England, to the best team in Spain, to the best team in Germany.

Cristiano has unique qualities, brings danger in one-on-one situations, and has the ability to score and find something different.

My idea was to stay in Madrid. Then, when I heard of Munich's interest, I said, 'Xabi, think what you want and where you will be happy.'

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