Quotes from Pedro

I will miss Messi so much. He's a great teammate, a great guy. We've lived a lot of things together, a lot of matches, a lot of goals. He knows me well.

It would have been easy to stay at Barca, appear in the team photo, keep winning titles and earning money. I had a good life, but I felt I should leave. My life was comfortable off the pitch, but I wanted to keep playing.

I will always be thankful to Guardiola.

It's always going to be difficult to compete with a player of Lionel's ability, but Eden has all the qualities to do exactly that.

It's Leo Messi. It's very difficult to stop this guy because he's very quick, very clever. But, look, it's not impossible.

I left Barcelona because I was brave. Neymar arrived and I played less. These things happen in football.

Everybody knows Cesc is a great player, one of the best in his position in the world.

Cesc is a great player, one of the best midfielders and he creates chances. For a forward, he is a great player to have.

You have to earn your place and work hard.

Maurizio is very clear with his ideas and that's good for me because I run, press high and recover the ball.

Time passes for every player.

I'm very happy to be at Chelsea because it's a club that, like Barca, are fighting for titles.

I have helped Barcelona win titles and I want to do exactly the same thing at Chelsea, because ultimately we are all here to win things.

I am really happy here and have no regrets about the decision I made to join Chelsea.

You can not relax against Ribery and Benzema.

I prefer not to return to the Camp Nou wearing another shirt. It would be strange. But if that's what destiny holds.

At the start it felt strange to wear the Chelsea shirt, because I had never imagined I would leave Barca.

I have played with important people, important players like Ibrahimovic.

I have always given my best, in every game and every training session.

Conte speaks a lot with the players, also on the pitch and on the training ground, preparing very well for the games.

I had offers from other English clubs - Manchester United, City and Chelsea, who were the club that more rapidly resolved my transfer and the one that showed more interest in me.

If the manager can't transmit his ideas, and the players don't understand it, you've a problem. When your players can follow it, though, you've already won a lot in a season.

A manager can have a great idea but if the players don't understand it, or don't follow you, your idea doesn't have much use. On the other side, you can have a bad idea, but if the players are convinced it, and you transmit it well, it can work.

I've had an incredible reception at Chelsea. John Terry is an exemplary captain, who has treated me very well since I arrived.