Andrés Iniesta has said he wants to play against Valladolid, but understands the logic if he isn’t picked. “The most important thing is that we’re depending on ourselves” he said.
Two days before the crunch game with Valladolid, Andrés Iniesta has spoken to the press about his
recovery from injury. “I have been working with the team for a few days, doing all the
training and I have a great personal feeling. Today’s session went well, let’s see what
happens tomorrow and then we’ll decide. I hope there are no problems and I can be there
… but to be sincere and logical, I think it’s unlikely I’ll start. I have all the
desire and enthusiasm, but my team-mates are playing very well”.
An injury to think about
Iniesta has not enjoyed this last month on the sidelines. “It is
tough not to be playing. I missed the last bit, the most decisive bit and the nicest bit. You
suffer and it’s not nice not to be able to help the team. It would be important to play the
last game because I started the season with an injury and wouldn’t want to end it the same
way … personally, it’s been a tough season … this injury was hard to accept and
has given me something to think about in the future”.
90 minutes from glory
But whatever happens to him personally, “the important thing is to win the league
… it is hard to regain the title. To do it on the final day, with so many points, would be
spectacular … I can’t wait for the game and the chance to celebrate another title. We
have all the motivation in the world for this one … we all know that we are just 90 minutes
away from the title. The fans always respond and we will need them”.
Barça in control
But Iniesta is not counting his chickens before they are hatched.
“Nobody is expecting this to be a stroll. We both have a lot to play for.” Both
Valladolid, and also Malaga, who face Madrid, are involved in the battle against relegation.
“There are a lot of decisive games and for the teams facing the drop this is their last
chance.” So, it won’t be the easiest of situations. “I don’t know what kind
of approach Clemente will take, perhaps a draw will be enough for them. What I do know is that when
the team clicks and the fans are behind us, then we have nothing to worry about … The most
important thing is that we are depending on ourselves. You can’t put a price on that”.
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Cesc, would be “a step up in quality”
Andrés Iniesta also spoke about what Cesc Fabregas has said, in that he is sure that if one day he
leaves Arsenal then he’d love to move to Barça. Iniesta described the potential arrival of
his international team-mate as “a major step up in quality. He is the captain at Arsenal,
what else do I have to say?”