“El Guaje and I are very close [lit. “I’m intimate with el Guaje”]. I think he’s an incredible person. He has big heart and that’s something that’s so hard to come by in the world of football. He’s humble, hard-working, he adapted to the team perfectly, he never had ego problems. He shows his ego only in how hard he wants to score. Of course he felt really bad for not scoring! To a striker, scoring goals is a must, and he suffered a lot. When he scored in the CL final I felt as if I had scored! Good people always deserve good things coming to them.”

Xavi Hernández

masakali:

I know I said S/X were one of the best midfield partnerships out there, but this is the best midfield partnership in my time.