Europa League Quotes

I think the first time I had to play at left-back was at Manchester United in the Europa League.

My goals are to be the Bundesliga top scorer and to win the Europa League.

The Europa League is a different calibre than the Champions League.

I have always said that I do not want to play in the Europa League.

I really don't see myself in the Europa League and don't want to play in it. I couldn't care less about winning the trophy.

When I went to AC Milan, they were four points away from the relegation zone, and by the end of the season, we were just one goal away from being in the Europa League.

I think for every young player of my age, they have to go out on loan. I know there's an U21 league and the Europa League for the youth teams, but it's not the same as playing men's football, when there's a lot more riding on it.

All I want to do is win the Premier League and Europa League - I don't stop to think about being named as the Player of the Year. It's not something that interests me.

It's always a good time to play against a team when they come back from Europe, whether it's the Europa League or Champions League.

PSG signed me for my CV, for what I've achieved in the Europa League, how I've grown as a manager, and how I've made players grow. I'm essentially here because I have a winning record.

I would say the best Croatian player in 2014 was Ivan Rakitic, leading Sevilla to Europa League glory and earning a big transfer to Barcelona.

Winning the Europa League with Atletico Madrid and then reaching a semi-final of the World Cup is great.

We won the Europa League in 2013 and it was an amazing night, an amazing feeling. I take those memories and think to myself, 'I want to do that again.'

I am ambitious; I want to play in the Champions League or in the Europa League.

When Chelsea came to me and said they wanted me to come back, I was happy because I had a special moment here - one of the best in my career. I won the Champions League, the Europa League.

Sometimes in England, people look down at the Europa League, but being from the continent, I've always realised what an important competition it is.

Tottenham are a big 'European club so it is normal that we are one of the main candidates for the Europa League 'title.

The mind tells you that you should use the Europa League as your pre-season but you don't really because the players aren't silly, they know it's a real game.

My aims have always been to win titles and cups, to qualify for European football and to play in the Europa League or the Champions League.

It's great to see that there are Dortmund fans in every stadium. That is something that motivates you, and in the end, you look forward to games even more, especially Europa League or Champions League away matches, when you see how many fans follow us. It is something very special.

If I'm going to work in Holland I would like to have more of a chance to do something in the league, because a Europa League place might be slightly easier to target than in England.

Bolton was one of the relegation candidates when I got there but we took the club to another level and even had the opportunity to play for the first time in the Europa League.

With what I've already achieved in my career - winning trophies and playing in finals, important matches against Real Madrid and Barcelona, winning the Europa League and the Super Cup, and in the Champions League - sometimes you've earned the right to say something.

I would not want to be the Europa League in the current format, that's for sure. Thursday night games are difficult to contend with given the level of physicality we deal with in the Premier League. We struggled with it at Newcastle and we were not alone in that among the English clubs. Until that issue is addressed, no Premier League team wants to be in the Europa League. That's the reality, even if some don't want to admit it.

When you play at home in the Europa League, you want to win the game.