Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.

We were a family who had come from nothing and now we had respect from French people of all sorts.

I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.

We’ll do it, we’ll do it.

I’m very inspired by him-it was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up.

I have never had the opportunity to play in England, so I know little about it.

There are evil people, and I don’t even want to hear those guys speak.

My passion for the game comes from the city of Marseille itself. Unfortunately I can’t go back there as much I want to because I play a lot here and abroad.

I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with. Wherever I go, La Castellane is where I want to go back to.

I think Marseille is probably a place like Liverpool, very vibrant and very tough.

A Mediterranean city is really my culture.

I love Madrid.

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

To be recognised by a whole country is incredible.

Football boots are very technical and have lots of specific requirements.

Music was important. Football was the easy part.

We are well aware of the task ahead of us in what will be a very difficult match but which we all dream of playing.

My memories of events and games are fragmented.

I have won many awards and I am very happy about this, but I am not the best player in the world.

When your own fans whistle and jeer, then you have a big problem.

I don’t know if we are the best team in the world. I am lucky to be playing alongside some of the best players around. It’s a dream.

The only important thing I have to say is that my father never fought against his country.

It’s the first time it’s happened to me and maybe the last. It’s a strange sensation, not normal for me. I can’t remember scoring three goals, even when I was a kid.

It was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up.

It will be a physical encounter but we must not respond in kind.

I was lucky to come from a difficult area. It teaches you not just about football but also life. There were lots of kids from different races and poor families. People had to struggle to...

I am supposed to set an example to young players.

Life is full of regrets, but it doesn’t pay to look back.

The England team must always be respected. They always fight to the end.

I have a need to play intensely every day, to fight every match hard.

Obviously fashion is a completely different world from football.

It doesn’t matter how many times you win an award, it is always very special.

I am first of all from La Castellane and Marseille.

I have decided to come back for Les Bleus.

The door can never be closed for good to any player.

I love Madrid. I am happy to be here. I have been here three years and hope to be here longer. But I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people...

I have no message.

Sometimes words are harder than blows.

We must not let ourselves get driven off course, no matter what happens we must stick to our natural game.