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In 2010, he came to Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona and, together with Lionel Messi, formed one of the most successful attacks in the club’s history. “He was the best player in the world until he retired,” the former footballer said of the eighth Ballon d’Or that Leo will receive this Monday. He met Alexander Callens in New York at the end of his career (2017-2018) and assured that Peru was a country that exported talents such as Renato Tapia, the only national team player in Spanish football.

classic

-Speaking of classics, it’s hard to talk about a favorite team, but in your opinion, between Barcelona and Real Madrid, which team will be the candidate for La Liga this season?

This classic is more difficult than ever. There is never a favorite team, as the worse team will always show up in the classics and vice versa. Their strength is very balanced. Whether it is La Liga or the Champions League, they have won almost all games and achieved good results. Barcelona may suffer a bit from missing very important players and they will certainly not make it to the Classic, but they also have a good squad to replace them. I hope and hope that it will be a good game and that, as far as I’m concerned, Barcelona will win.

-What special anecdotes have the classics that impressed you most deeply left behind for you?

This is a unique, different, special game. Everyone saw it. I’m lucky enough to be able to play it and enjoy it. The memories are all very good. The one I remember most clearly was the first one, a 5-0 win at Camp Nou. I scored two goals. It’s hard to analyze or find anything better than my first classic. So, it’s a game that I remember fondly and it’s the most beautiful game I’ve ever played.

-How much of an impact does winning the Spanish Classic have on sport and morale?

In the end they always say the same thing, which is “three points” in the La Liga table, but when you’re there you realize it means so much more than that. It can change your motivation. If you arrive at the right time and lose a classic, it will raise doubts, whereas conversely, if you arrive at a bad time and win a classic, it will give you a boost. Then, there’s the average number of goals scored, especially when both teams are tied on points at the end of La Liga. I think it’s important to win a classic game beyond three points at the level of both clubs because it creates momentum afterwards.

– How do Messi, Xavi, Puyol or Iniesta behave in the dressing room before a classic match?

Some people say that this is a game that gives everything. Although there are only three points, it can change the whole situation and winning the game is always important.

Covenant

– La Liga has been waiting for Mbappe for several years, but now Bellingham has arrived. Are you surprised by their early-season performance?

He is a fantastic signing for Spain’s La Liga. Real Madrid have signed him and I hope he goes to Barcelona, ​​Atletico Madrid or Valencia, but it is always important for interesting players to come to La Liga, which was and still is the best league in the world, At least that’s how it seems to me. View. It’s always important to have the best players in the world here. He (Bellingham) is proving to be one of the greatest players at the moment and thank God we have him in La Liga.

-What do you think of the performance of Renato Tapia, the only Peruvian playing in La Liga?

I wasn’t lucky enough to meet him. I think he is a great player and I think Peru has talent, even though there is only one Peruvian in La Liga. This is a country that brings in a lot of talent and has a lot of historical players that have played in the major leagues, let them continue to do that. I wish him (Tapia) all the best and a great season, which will be very good for La Liga.

-Which players should we keep an eye on this season in La Liga?

As of today, Bellingham and Griezmann are making a very important start to the league. There’s still a long way to go before La Liga ends, but they are two players who are doing really good things at the moment. At the monitoring level, anyone can. The Spanish La Liga has huge strength, all teams have great players and every week you will be surprised by the performance of one or another player. You have to pay attention to everyone.

Messi, Ballon d’Or and Barcelona

-For everything Messi represents for Spanish football, the winner of the Ballon d’Or will be revealed in a few days. Will Leo be a fair winner?

I’ve always said the same thing: I don’t like individual awards. I believe football is a team sport, individual sports have never caught my attention. I’m not a hypocrite, I would love to win individual trophies. In fact, I won a lot but I don’t believe in it because football is a team sport. From that point on, I was very intense about it. No matter what he does, no matter what season he does, Messi is the best player in the world. Win the World Cup or not win it. Whether he wins the French league or not. For me, he was the best until he retired. So, I should always consider him the best in the world. Then if they want to award it to someone else based on career or year, that’s fine with me, but I don’t believe in individual awards. If the Ballon d’Or was awarded to the best player in the world, Messi should win it every year.

-Is Xavi the ideal coach for Barcelona’s philosophy?

Well done to Harvey and his team. Not just to win games and titles, but to give hope to all Barcelona fans. I’m very happy with this rebuild.

-Last weekend we saw Mark Jewry, who achieved his dream at the age of 17 and scored on his debut. Does such a pleasing appearance prove that Barcelona is the great quarry of Spanish football, or that the Madrid factory has players to follow?

There’s no need to confront them, I think they’re all fine. There are many others. For example, Valencia and Atletico Madrid have released players. Villarreal, Espanyol, Sporting Gijon, Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad are also very good quarries. Spain has great quarries and we don’t have to pit them against each other. La Masia is historically a reference for all clubs in the world, not just Spanish ones, because of what they do. It continues and will always continue to provide talent because it works so well, Marc Giui is an example of that. I think in Spain we have a system where talented players come out day after day.