Xavi is not just playing well for now. He is playing well for his whole life. He is a vital player, not only for this team, but also for this club. He is the player who played the most games with Barça shirt. He is the best player in the world in his position and it’s lucky for us to have him. And Messi is the best player in the world, it’s partly thanks to players like Xavi.

David Villa talking about Xavi Hernandez - Press Conference 26.09.2011 (via @opinion cule and sport.es) —

ladyayne:

“That he should deny himself the opportunity of the historic footage of first holding the cup says it all really. One day there’ll be a statue of Puyol in the Plaça de Catalunya. One can only hope that he never gets a haircut, so that his heavy-metal locks will dance in the Catalan breeze for all time.”

Phil Ball