Quotes from Jordi Alba

When Leo runs, the rest of us only have to grit our teeth. He is the best and he makes us all a little better.

There is no comparison between the two of them. The debate will always be there and you have to respect Cristiano. It would be foolish not to respect him. He is a great player. But whoever likes football will think Leo is the best.

Obviously my strength is going up and down the wing - that's what has given me the opportunity to play for the national team and at Barcelona.

I gave everything for Valencia - they have to understand that I left to go home. I decided to go to Barcelona, which is where I'm from, and the best club in the world.

I see Paco Alcacer very calm and excited. I've known him since I was 16, he's a good friend of mine.

Messi wins games but, without the work we all do, he wouldn't be able to do so.

As a Cule, I always want Real Madrid to lose.

I would never join Real Madrid.

As a Barcelona man, I always want Real Madrid to lose.

You can't rule out anybody - a club like Real Madrid will fight until the last game of the season to win the league.

If we are realistic and forget team loyalties, you cannot compare Messi with any other player.

Cristiano is a great player who scores many goals. He's a genius, if I said it any other way I'd be lying.

Sometimes a team loses a Copa tie and suddenly the competition is downplayed. It's not a good excuse to say that the Copa has no merit.

Yes, it's true that the way I play is very heavy and I understand the hatred that people who do not know me can have me to me.

Many substitutes have won the Euros, World Cup or Champions League without contributing anything.

What gives Messi an extra dimension is that he always remains calm. Whatever happens, nothing affects him and the way he plays. He is a star, the best in the world and he shows it year after year.

No-one can replace Leo, he makes any team far better and guarantees you at least 20 goals a season.

I was only 15 when I left Barcelona to do my own thing. Luckily, after some years, they have signed me again.

I have a good understanding with him. I've improved a lot with him. I hope Messi can stay for many years at Barcelona.

Everyone knows that Messi is the best player in the world by far.

Messi is the best player in history and the best in the world by a distance.

In the end, it's what a player does on the pitch that counts and Messi has been the best.

Messi is simply unique. We are never going to find another player like him, and Barcelona will miss him when he retires.

Modric is a great player, one of the best in the world. But Messi is like at a separate table, plays at another level.