There was huge pressure, especially before the big games. Not many people believed in us, but we believed in ourselves. We wanted to do something good and we did.

Messi makes the difference most of the time. In particular, he is always going forwards. He never passes the ball backwards or sideways. He has only one idea, to run towards the goal.So as a football fan, just enjoy the show.

If Giggs was French, Pires or myself would have been on the bench.

My father is an Algerian, proud of who he is and I am proud that my father is Algerian.

Everything I have achieved in football is due to playing football in the streets with my friends

You rarely come across the complete footballer, but Scholes is as close to it as you can get. One of my regrets is that the opportunity to play alongside him never presented itself during my career.

Messi is the Mozart of football.