During the weekend, there were plenty of intriguing matches in European football stadiums, and during this period, football players shared not just one interesting thought with journalists. Eurofootball.com presents eleven of the most interesting quotes from last weekend.
"I think that if he could, he would have changed all the players too. It's hard to say that it was solely one person's responsibility."
Branislav Ivanovic is happy that team owner Roman Abramovich couldn't just kick out all the Chelsea players after a poor start to the season.
"The team lacks leadership and character, and when you have a £15 million striker who doesn't score goals and sits on the bench, it shows that the team's problems are everywhere."
Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer believes the club's issues run deeper than they appear to most people.
"I'm always happy here. I'm happy even when I play badly."
Eden Hazard reveals that his mood and his performance on the field have no influence on each other.
"I don't know why I went to Italy. It was the biggest mistake of my career. I should have stayed in England."
Federico Macheda is convinced that joining Sampdoria on loan from Manchester United was the worst decision in his career.
"After the coach told me I should play like a man, I gained four kilograms of muscle during training."
Jurgen Klopp knows how to motivate his players - just after his statement, Divock Origi decided to strengthen his body.
"I read that Rashford saves me. No, no. Rashford got his chance solely because of my and the club's strategy."
Louis van Gaal is convinced that Marcus Rashford should thank him for the opportunity to perform on the field.
"What club? I don't care! I would be happy if Arsenal were interested in me."
CSKA Moscow forward Ahmed Musa reveals that Leicester City were interested in him in January, but the Premier League leaders' interest doesn't matter to him, as Musa is a longtime Arsenal fan.
"As a team with 'low self-confidence' and 'no belief in winning the title,' we played quite well."
Arsene Wenger points out how the media talks about his team after the match.
"If I had been on the field when Messi performed that eleven-meter penalty, there would definitely have been a fight. Whether it's the A, B, C, or D division, I would have gotten into a brawl for sure."
Diego Maradona admitted that if he had been on the field when Lionel Messi passed the ball to Luis Suarez during the eleven-meter penalty, he would have undoubtedly started a fight.
"I heard that most people said that the results on Wednesday were beneficial for us, but I played 'Call Of Duty' with my PlayStation."
Jamie Vardy has better things to do than watch his main competitors' matches in the Premier League.
"This was supposed to be my first 1-0 victory, and I would have celebrated it with my family on Mother's Day. Now I can tell you that I'll just cry into my wine."
Sunderland coach Sam Allardyce acknowledged the impact that a goal conceded in the third minute of added time and a loss in the weekend match will have on him.
