Javier Mascherano Quotes

My best Champions League moment was when Milan won in 2007 against Liverpool. That was the biggest moment for me in the Champions League.

I know what a Champions League final is like.

When you hear the Champions League anthem, it gives you goosebumps.

When I was younger, I had some close friends who always loved European football, and Real Madrid at that time were the dominant force. I remember family holidays when we used to go to Spain, and we'd bring back replica shirts of Real Madrid and pretend to be the players when we played in the park.

I'm a professional, so any match against Barcelona in the Champions League is special to me.

Playing in the Champions League and getting to the final is everything you could ask for.

I'd love to play with Ajax against Barcelona.

I enjoyed English football from day one when I was with Southampton.

Not many German keepers can say they've played in a Champions League final.

I always had a frisson when I heard the Champions League music. To play in that competition, to score a goal in it, is something special for me.

I always loved watching the Champions League, growing up.

If you want to reach the Champions League final, you have to play the big teams like Real Madrid.

I enjoyed it very much, my first Champions League game.

I have said many times that I was a Juventus fan when I was a child.

There is no bigger motivation than playing in a UEFA Champions League final.

Oliver Kahn against Valencia in 2001 - this was the first Champions League game I remember. I was a Bayern fan.

A Champions League final is so rare to play.

I grew up a Cowboys fan, attending my first game in 1960, the first year of their existence.

Everyone who has played in the Champions League wants to get back to playing in it again.

I've followed Dortmund since I was seven and they beat Juventus in the Champions League. I was intrigued by them because I know how passionate their fans are.

In the Champions League, you can have a bad game and go out in the semifinal, and nobody remembers what you did.

It's not easy to win the Champions League.

I think to reach a Champions League final isn't easy, whether it's in Europe or Asia.

The Champions League is our obsession, the No. 1 objective for Juventus.

My brother was an avid Stoke City fan and a good footballer. We shared a room, growing up, and the walls were covered with 1970s Stoke players, like Peter Shilton, Gordon Banks, and Jimmy Greenhoff.