"It has to be huge because, you know, like we struggle a lot this season by playing just one game a week," he said. "At least, I did!
"And I'm pretty sure also players that have played less because we have less games. It's more difficult to rotate. I think everyone needs the chance to play but, when you have a game [only] every week, it's more difficult for a manager to make a lot of changes and give a lot of opportunities.
"When you play in Europe, with the amount of games you have to play, it gets important also for the squad to understand everyone is very important, on any moment of the season. It still is but, with more games, you have more chances to play.
"And, mainly, to be in the best competition in the world, that is the Champions League, and try to go for a competition that the club has a huge history in."