Illarra: “The best thing is to take the ball from them”

Question. How are you in the preview of the semifinal against Barcelona?

Reply. I consider myself a calm guy, I am a calm person, and I am not nervous, I am doing quite well.

How many times have you dreamed of playing again in such a setting?

I have dreamed many times because between one injury and another I have been going through many bad moments, but everything has been left behind, I feel better, wanting to contribute, traveling, day to day, wanting everything, to train, to enjoy and jump onto the pitch.

Do you catch the best Barcelona of the season in this semifinal?

It is true that perhaps they started with more doubts, they had a new manager, a new way of working, now it seems that they are better and they look good. But we have already shown what we are capable of, the best thing is that we feel that, although they are better in many aspects, we can win and we know what we have to do to do it.

Will the key be to stop Messi, who seems to have revived?

It is clear that Messi can appear at any time and he is very good, but they have more great players, and anyone can do you a lot of damage. The best thing is that we take the ball from them, they like many other teams suffer without the ball and the best we can do is that we have the ball.

What do you say to a squad as young as Real?

Try to enjoy, in the end they have been working for many years to play in the first team, and the most difficult thing is not to get there, but to stay, because it is very difficult. Enjoy the moment because it is something very beautiful that is not easy to achieve.