"We always look forward to this competition. It's a competition of which we have a lot of good memories, but we'll have to be careful because there are no easy games. And especially in the Champions League."
"We've analysed our opponents just like we usually do. It's difficult to know who they're going to play. I know Yaya Touré, the Slovan Bratislava coach, well because he was a player at Barcelona when I coached the B team. He likes his team to play, a team that plays well with the ball. We know it won't be easy, but we keep preparing to start the competition well."
"When you play at home, there are things that can go in your favour. But we have have seen since the start of the season that matches can quickly become difficult. Tomorrow, we'll have to show our maximum intensity. Whatever the opponent, we have to show our quality on the pitch."
"We put pressure on ourselves all the time, on the players and the staff. We work to finish in the top eight, but we'll face strong opponents and they all want to beat us. Some draws are tougher than others, and ours is tough again this season. But we work to be better and finish in the direct qualifying places for the knockout stage."
"I always try to transmit the same thing to my players: the past is the past. You have to renew yourselves every year. Everyone is motivated and excited at the idea of playing us. It's something we have to accept and that's why we have to look to get out of our comfort zone. We have to seek to reinvent ourselves every day."
"We are attentive to the players who have just arrived. The time it takes for them to adapt is different for each player. You have to take it on a case by case basis. We look to give them precise information so they can adapt as quickly as possible."
