Quotes from Filipe Luis

I feel at home in Madrid. I have always felt important, wanted, and trusted by everyone here.

I admire Messi: he's never complained to me in any game we played, but I've also never asked him for his jersey and never would. I came to win, not to say I played against Messi.

If you give Messi a metre, he'll snatch the ball and leave you behind.

Messi is so good that he can win La Liga even with a mediocre team, which is not the case. Barca remain up top every year because of him.

I lived in Holland for one year when I was younger and, although they speak Dutch there, I learned a little bit of English while I was there, but really I learned from movies and TV series like '24' and 'Prison Break.'

A footballer's career is very short, and I want to finish it in a strong and spectacular way.

In Spain you fight, of course, against Real Madrid and Barcelona, and they almost never lose because they have the biggest squads, and they are two of the biggest clubs in the world. So it's really difficult.

Everyone wants to play. If you don't, normally you're not happy.

When Atletico tried to buy me back, I did everything I could to make it possible. I had offers from clubs in France and Italy, but I would not have left Chelsea for any other side - only for Atletico Madrid.

Often, players talk when they feel they are not being valued as they deserve. Then they get more attention.

The Ballon d'Or is a subjective matter.