It is very exciting to be playing in the Champions League because it is the dream of every player in the world.
I believe the Champions League has all that magic because it gathers all the best European teams, and that gives you the feeling of trying to be the best. That's why the Champions League has this special kind of emotion.
It is a great challenge to be playing against the best players in the world, and I always wanted to play in the Premier League and be a part of this league.
To have the opportunity to play for the best club in the world gives you the opportunity to play against the best players in the world.
Many, many of the teams respect Chelsea. Chelsea is a big club. It doesn't matter the position of the table: the respect is always there.
I am not obsessed about making an impression on the Premier League.
I definitely want to be successful in the Champions League, having never been involved in it before. It's where the best players prove themselves.
On a global stage, I have respect in the goalkeeping world.
Why did I not join one of the top five clubs in Europe? Because I am no longer one of the top five players around, and neither are Inter among the five best clubs.
Every player's dream is to play Champions League and the World Cup.
At the FIFA World Player of the Year event, FIFA executives and FIFA president Sepp Blatter didn't know who I was. And I was being honored as top three in the world. That was pretty shocking.
There is nothing nicer than playing in a World Cup against France, England, or Spain. There is nothing nicer than instead of playing a friendly, you can play a game where, if you win, you can make history.
Real are the best club in the world. Any footballer dreams about playing there, and I am no different.
All I dreamed of when I became a footballer was to play for a club as big as Real Madrid. It's maybe the most famous and best club in the history of football.
When you're playing against a European side, you want to show that we can play too. You want to prove MLS is a good league when you're playing against those teams.
I think that if a player wants to be at the very top, he needs to win the Champions League and league titles. That's what makes the great players truly great.
To put your team in the top level of the Champions League is special.
You know, when you are the Italian national team, all the time you need to win because for our history, it is important for us to try to win the World Cup.
I was never tempted by the Premier League. It's simply a personal opinion.
As a general rule I don't have to play in the Champions League to be happy.
