I had the opportunity to play in the Premier League, and I did.
In the Champions League, there are no weak teams.
I hope I become a better player day after day. This is one of my goals. I want to improve in every situation, but when you are playing along with top figures, it is a quality bonus and a bigger effort. Besides, the Spanish Liga also gives you the chance to progress and improve.
I need to be playing in the Champions League.
You look at the guys playing in the Premier League, and they've got such quality.
Playing Chelsea is as tough a test as you'll get in Europe these days.
It was incredible to play in the Premier League, somewhere I always wanted to go because of the speed and the pace of the game.
Playing week in, week out in the Premier League is massive. You're coming across the best players in the world in probably the best league in the world.
Playing away is always tough in the Champions League.
The Champions League is very difficult - there are so many big teams in Europe, and one bad day, and you can be out.
Of course, the best thing, if you play in the Premier League, you can always develop further as a player, and you are playing against the best players. You are also playing game after game all the time, two or three games a week.
Everybody knows the Premier League is so difficult, we have to think step by step.
I am happy to play in the Premier League. It's a competition which encourages players to give only their very best week in, week out and you have to be 100%.
I've wanted to be a part of the Premiership for some time, to experience the excitement and the atmosphere.
I'm used to playing in the Premier League now. I'm confident, and all my team-mates are confident with me.
That's the difference between outside and playing in the Premier League.
When you grow up in the Premier League and grown up watching it, nothing else compares.
All Champions League games are difficult.
To be a Premier League player is something that not everyone can say; even some of the best players in the world can't say that!
Serie A is a great tournament with many excellent players.
The Champions League is very difficult and you need to keep your concentration at all times.
It was easy for me to play in the Premier League.
The Champions League is the competition everyone wants to be in.
Everybody likes the Premier League. It has a lot of spectacle, a lot of goals, and many good players. It is natural that every good player is attracted by that league.
Players who play in the Premiership play everywhere - they are strong, quick, and have good technique. It is the best football.
