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13.05.2009 23:56

Dani Alves: “A Cup to treasure”

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Dani Alves told us after the match, “this was a spectacle to remember…moments like these don’t come round again and you work for a long time for days like Wednesday”.

This is Dani’s first silverware with Barça but as he told us he hopes there’s more to come: “It was a wonderful festival of football. You have to live every match and every moment as if it were your last. We hope this will be the first of many”.

Here are some of the players’ comments after the Kings Cup Final:

Sergio Busquets

“The team worked very well during the year and we have had a good season”.

“The important thing is that the team wins the trophies”.

“We want the fans to feel important”.

“We’re here to work”.

Xavi

“Incredible, amazing, the truth is the fans deserve this”.

Eto'o

“All credit to Athletic Club for getting this far. The truth is they also deserved it”.

“Let’s see if on Sunday we can clinch the league title and then the Champions League. I want to win the league on Sunday”.

“Who would have told me at the beginning of the season that after everything it would end up like this? I remember the pre-season, which was tough for me”.

“My congratulations to the Athletic players and fans because it’s very difficult to get this far. Today was a victory for football and for both clubs”.

Sylvinho

“Winning a title is one of the nicest things. Both sets of fans behaved fantastically”.

“The team played really well”.

“Now we’re going to make an extra effort for the league and for the Champions League”.

Carles Puyol

“We’re very happy about the season and about the team”.

“The team reacted well after conceding the first goal”.

“We remained true to ourselves and did everything the boss asked”.

“Let’s hope we can win the league on Sunday”.

“Amazing, the way the match went and seeing the two sets of fans. You have to applaud the fans for the way they behaved. It’s an important step forward and now we have to continue”.

Pinto

“I can’t tell you how emotional it has been”.

“I want to celebrate with the whole family, with everyone. It’s the first time I’ve won the Kings Cup”.

“The atmosphere was magnificent, amazing, and you have to be thankful for that”.

Bojan

“Spectacular. At times like this I don’t know what to say. It’s an emotion that lasts your whole life. Now I want to share my first title with the fans”.

“This is an extraordinary squad”.

“The whole team deserves the credit”.

“It was a great match”.

Keita

“I’m very happy. This is great”.

Messi

“This victory is the result of the effort of the whole season”.

Touré Yaya

“This is a great party”.

“I’d like to dedicate the match to the fans”.

Gerard Piqué

“We hope to win more titles”.

“Playing for this team is an honour and a pleasure”.

“We’re taking it a step at a time. Let’s go for the second on Sunday”.

“This evening was very good, a great match for Barça. We’ve seen the best team in the world. It was an exhibition and Barça deserved to win”.

“My job is to help my team-mates. This evening I was very lucky”.

“When we were losing I was really upset because I thought Barça is a great team. I think that often things came out well for me because when I got into midfield I only thought about shooting”.

“Many thanks to the fans – they were great. We’ve won the first title of three and we hope to win the others”.