Barça is very close to win the Spanish Pimera Liga Championship. The three points won against Villarreal leave the league title within touching distance. FC Barcelona needs only 5 points out of the remaing 5 matches and this only when their toughest opponents Real Madrid and Valencia do not drop a point. Therefore the players can now look and concentrate fully on their two Champions League semi final matches against AC Milan.


Speaking just minutes after the final whistle on Friday night against Villareal at Camp Nou the player´s had the following to say:


Víctor Valdés:

A professional always wants to win. Today, the result was important apart from the game and the spectacle. I hope the injuries to Larsson and Ezquerro are not serious. They are players who have given everything. Arzo did a fast shot inside the box and I was able to react in time. Im happy with the way things are going on a personal level and for the team. Tomorrow we can start to talk about Milan. As far as semi-finals are concerned, they've got more experience than us. We have to be careful because the Italians play slowly and then end up scoring. There are no secrets to this team: humility, work and a desire to win every match.

Gio van Bronckhorst:

It was an important match and we won 1-0. They are three vital points to win the league. Against Real Madrid and against Malaga, we had a lot of chances but we drew. Today we had chances and Eto'o scored a cracker. We have respect for every team we play. We have to play with great concentration against Milan to get a good result before the home leg. We want a win or a draw against Milan.

Oleguer Presas:

We had possession of the ball. We've played a lot of matches this season. It's a physical effort and this leads to fatigue and tiredness. It's normal that there are injuries. It happens to all teams. It was important to get the three points and we managed it.

Andrés Iniesta:

We'll go to Milan with respect and to get a good result. We have to concentrate hard and keep in mind that the tie lasts 180 minutes. All games are important. Today's win is very important. We've taken a big step forward.

Mark Van Bommel:

I suffered a bit more on the wing today. We need five points and there are five matches left. If we play with concentration we are close to the league title.

Edmilson:

We're very focussed in all our matches. We don't make any difference between the league and the Champions League. When we win 1-0 we have to control the match and thats what we did. There's a month to go before the end of the season so it's normal that there are injuries. But we have work so there aren't any more as we're a bit concerned because a lot of players are injured. As professionals, we have to rest because we must be capable of sacrifice if we want to enter into the history of Barca. After four weeks out I felt fine and confident.