Free man Quote by Guillem Balague

Barcelona players know how to summon up Messi into the game, letting him rest in periods of the match and then using his services…

— Rivaldo

“the ball goes to the other central defender and this one makes a vertical pass – not to the midfielders, who have their back…

— Guillem Balague

“a passer of the ball positioned in front of the defence who could provide the platform from which every Barcelona attack would begin.”

— Guillem Balague

Barcelona players are passing the ball at least 25 times to reach the goal, while Real Madrid's Xabi Alonso is doing this all in…

— Roberto Mancini

Things tend to get easier for Barcelona with Lionel Messi on the pitch.

— Rivaldo

At Barcelona, I was exposed to talent. You had Ronaldinho, who was a marvel to watch. Deco is skilful and talented. Then there are…

— Frank Rijkaard

“Guardiola has taken certain areas to another level – such as pressing the ball – and Barcelona’s disciplined style of play and work ethic…

— Guillem Balague

What I have learnt from my time at Barcelona is the invisible work that goes on off the pitch. It's about the fine details.

— Adama Traore

Barcelona don't bring in players for the sake of 'well if things get tough, we can always bring defenders on or we can have…

— Steve Nicol

Since the emergence of that Barcelona team, the 'tiki-taka' team, everybody has wanted to play from the back. And to play from the back,…

— Matthijs de Ligt

“Pep had analysed Real Madrid in detail and, an hour and a half before the game, he got Messi, Xavi and Iniesta together: ‘You…

— Guillem Balague

I always said that Messi has some talent that no one has. I mean, he has the ball and his speed controlling the ball.…

— Gerard Pique