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Quotes About Champions League

I have improved with time by playing for elite teams in elite leagues and the Champions League and with the Spanish national team in World Cups and European Championships.
~ Xabi Alonso
If you reach the Champions League semifinals three times in a row that speaks for itself. To win this competition isn't easy.
~ David Alaba
The Champions League anthem always motivates you in a special way.
~ Isco
There's something special about the Champions Leagu,e and it's always been a dream to play in that competition.
~ Trent Alexander-Arnold
Del Bosque was axed by Madrid for failing to retain the Champions League in 2003 but his sacking triggered the start of a spell when they won nothing for four years and failed to get beyond the Champions League's last 16.
~ Jamie Carragher
If you want to go all the way in the Champions League, you're always going to face Barcelona, Real and Bayern Munich in rotation.
~ Giorgio Chiellini
Bayern Munich are a team that absolutely have to play in the Champions League.
~ Arjen Robben
I always think when you're in the Champions League, as a player, as a fan now, you're in that to come up against the biggest teams and the biggest names - that's what you want.
~ Jamie Carragher
I want to be the top scorer of the league, take Everton back to the Champions League, and reach the Brazilian national team.
~ Richarlison
Mbappe always performs whether that's in Ligue 1, Champions League or with the France national team.
~ Robert Pires
It is hard to say no to PSG - as with all teams capable of winning the Champions League, There is always uncertainty in football.
~ Eden Hazard
Great moments of entertainment, great football, unforgettable evenings. I think that's what it's all about: experience, emotions, and the special touch that the Champions League brings on and off the field.
~ Clarence Seedorf
With the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, and League Cup, I will play many games with Spurs. And I'm going to enjoy all the playing time I get.
~ Vincent Janssen
No matter how great a squad is, a competition like the Champions League is not easily won.
~ Fernandinho
You can never know if there will be a second Cruyff, someone with a great personality who can grow up and make it into the squad of the club they love. But what is certain is that, in the Champions League, there will be big clubs producing these players forever.
~ Philipp Lahm
You need to have a big squad; it's important when you're in the Champions League, with the amount of games we've got.
~ Dele Alli
You only have to look at the England squad to see the amount of players who get in the squad and start the games - the majority play in the Champions League.
~ Gareth Barry
You have to build your squad every year to do better; to win the Champions League is very difficult as we have seen.
~ Kolo Toure
When Pep Guardiola accepted the Manchester City job, he would have asked himself one question about the club's current squad: is this a team that can win me the Champions League?
~ Jermaine Jenas
During the first season of European football at Hoffenheim after we lost the Champions League knockout game to Liverpool, I changed a lot of players between Bundesliga matches and the Europa League for fresh legs. I learnt that we needed more stability. You need to keep five or six of the same places to give you structure, to be your spine.
~ Julian Nagelsmann
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.
~ Mario Gotze
Every time I hear that Champions League song, it reminds me of hearing it for the first time in the old Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam.
~ Edwin van der Sar
I've always said that to win the Champions League, you need to reach a certain stage in good form and with good fitness levels.
~ Massimiliano Allegri
The Champions League is one of the biggest club stages you can reach and I think for players it is an honour to be part of it. It certainly is for me. You just enjoy being a part of it playing against the best clubs in Europe.
~ Ilkay Gundogan