> “To be honest, I wanted Real Madrid to beat Espanyol so we could beat them at home and in front of our fans. And that’s what happened. Much better for me,” he told Mundo Deportivo.
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> “It’s always going to be like this. Everyone knows that from Madrid they’re always going to downplay or diminish the things we win or our titles. So that shouldn’t bother us.
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> “Like I said, it’s a huge achievement to win two league titles in a row with so many homegrown players, so many from La Masia, and without many signings.
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> “In the end, there were very few signings. Other teams have signed many players every year, and that’s something to be proud of.”