Massimiliano Allegri Quotes

Domestic titles are very important, but to win the Champions League, you are saying, 'We are the best team in Europe.'

United was my first European club. We won two titles and almost won the Champions League.

Of course it would be nice to go to another Champions League final and hopefully win it again one day, but for me, the Premier League is the best trophy to have.

I'd have signed for Real in a heartbeat. They're a club with more glamour than Milan; more prospects, more appeal, more everything. They strike fear in their opponents, whoever they happen to be.

There are sometimes easier games and others harder, but the Champions League always requires enormous concentration.

It is a big title to win, but in the Champions League, you don't need to have the consistency that you need in the league.

The Champions League is very difficult and you need to keep your concentration at all times.

I am a huge fan of the Premier League, but do you think it will maintain its attractiveness if the Champions League is only an affair between English clubs and one or two others?

I want to win the Premier League and the Champions League.

I will do everything to return AC Milan to the Champions League.

Real Madrid is like Manchester United or Liverpool or Bayern Munich. There is so much history, and you need to play and win against that history. It's difficult to play against them because you fight against everything - the history, the players - but because of that, the motivation is always so high.

There's not a single club out there that can compete with Barcelona.

Champions league progression takes years.

Emotions always play a part, especially on Champions League nights at the Bernabeu.

I want to play for a club that fights to win the Champions League title.

This is football, and one cannot be distracted at any moment because the opposition can put you in difficulty and compromise a result.

Some of my closest friends, the England lads, have played in the Champions League, so it's a big thing to be there as well.

Even if you have won it before, you just want to keep winning the Champions League. Every season, the ambition is to win the competition.

England is the biggest league in the world. Of course, you have Barcelona and Real Madrid but, as a league, England is in my opinion the best in the world.

In Champions League home games, you expect to win.

You try and take every kick exactly the same, no matter if it's the beginning or the last minute.

I never thought of playing for Italy.

It gives me a lot of confidence to play with my feet, and I have to be focused for 90 minutes.

The Champions League is massive. I've had so much experience. I'm only 23, and yet I've played so much in the Champions League, and not many players my age would have had that experience.

Winning one Champions League title is a dream come true, so just imagine winning three!