Toni Kroos: "I don't think fans will come tomorrow to see how bad we are, but to support us. We trained well and I hope we will show it tomorrow" #GERFRA
Kroos on Leroy Sané: "He's got everything to become world class, but every now and then, he has to be told what he has to do. If he brings all his quality to the pitch, he can help us a lot."
Kroos on Sané: "Sometimes, you have the feeling from his body language that it does not matter for him if we win or lose. He needs to find the right attitude, and if he shows all his quality then he can be an absolute weapon for us"
Kroos: "There are now a few things that are respected off the pitch. Rules are a bit more strict. But to make it clear, we were not bad at the World cup because we once had breakfast at 10:05am but because we were simply not good enough on the pitch"
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Niko Kovač: "All the players who travelled to Lisbon are fit and could train today" #S04FCB
Kovač: "Thiago has recovered from his minor problem and is able to train today. He is an option for tomorrow" #S04FCB
Kovač on Goretzka's return to Schalke: "Leon has integrated well and has shown good performances so far. I'm convinced that he will do well tomorrow and will not be distracted by the atmosphere in the stadium"
Niko Kovac: "For me, Lionel Messi is the best player in the world. It was always like that, and it will continue the same way in the future" [Goal]
Kovac: "The attacking players are the salt in the soup. They score the beautiful goals. This is remembered by the people. I would wish that other players who are not in the foreground get their part of the awards"
Kovac: "CL favourites? Real, Atletico, Barca, the English teams, PSG, Juve. It's hard for smaller teams to get past the last 16. You can beat a big team in one game, but over 2 legs it's difficult. I think all the big teams will reach the quarters"
Manuel Neuer: "The 2016 game against Benfica was a KO game so it's difficult to compare. We are in good spirits and we have a lot of confidence because we've been playing well" #SLBFCB
Neuer on Renato Sanches: "He's played a very good preseason. It was of course difficult for him as a young player coming to another country but he is on a very good way and will definitely help us in the future"
Neuer on Mesut Özil's agent criticising him: "I don't know who this guy is and I don't want to talk about this anymore. Everything has been said"