We are on top at the moment, but not because of the club's financial power. We are in contention for a lot of trophies because of my hard work.

As we say in Portugal, they brought the bus and they left the bus in front of the goal.

Ronaldinho is better than Cristiano Ronaldo, but neither are as good as Leo Messi. He holds numerous records, such as the most goals scored in a single La Liga season and the most goals scored in a calendar year. I'm more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world. He has everything. We must protect him.

When I was at Porto my team also played in the UEFA Cup final against a Scottish side - but it was Celtic. I've never seen such emotional people. It was unbelievable!

The negative side of football. The negative side of our society. People sometimes go to football and bring to it the negative aspects of our society.

The reality is he's a specialist because eight years without a piece of silverware ... that is failure.

I don't have to be jealous of Barcelona because they have 100 years of history and have won the European Cup once. I have only been managing for five years and I have the same amount of Champions League trophies to my name.