23.04.2009 14:24
Iniesta: “One of my best matches”
Anna Segura
Against Sevilla, Andrés Iniesta scored a great goal in the second minute and then went on to set up the other three. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday he admitted it was one of his best performances of the season.
Anyone who saw Wednesday night’s match will tell you that Andrés Iniesta was the star of the
show, scoring the opening goal and setting up the rest. Despite the flood of admiring comments, the
Spanish international is keeping his feet firmly in the ground: “I don’t feel like
I’m from another galaxy. I’m a footballer and when things go well it’s a
motivation”.
63 minutes of pure gold
Iniesta played just 63 minutes on Wednesday night but even so he believes it was one of his
best matches of the season: “It was one of my best matches especially for the goal and being
able to contribute directly to the others”.
Standing ovation
In the 63rd minute, Iniesta was replaced by Alexander Hleb, giving the
Camp Nou the opportunity to give him a standing ovation. Iniesta was overwhelmed by the show of
warmth from the fans: “Spectacular. It’s one of the best feelings a player can have. I
try to return the warmth and respect people have for me by doing my best on the pitch”.
Always improving
The Barça midfielder is delighted that every year people say
that he is better than ever: “That means I’m improving and that I’m important for
the team”. And he’s not fixing any limits: “I hope I reach my ceiling as a player
when I retire. A footballer’s career is a continuous learning process. The best Iniesta is
still to come”.
Results and performances
As for the team, Iniesta believes they are performing well and getting
good results “which nowadays is difficult to achieve”. He’s hoping the team can
win the treble and revealed “it’s one of my most enjoyable seasons. I hope everything
will go well in the month that remains”.
Iniesta also asked people not to underestimate what Barça are doing this season: “You
have to give Barça credit for what’s happening. We’re in this situation because we have
worked hard and we deserve it”.
“It's in our hands”
Real Madrid are still keeping up the pressure but according to Iniesta “we’re
doing our thing and it’s in our hands. There’s less and less to go. The important thing
is that we get the results and the most important are the feelings coming from the group which are
fantastic. There are some difficult games left but that’s the way we’ll get to the end.
We’re not giving up on anything because we’re in a privileged situation”.