Reguilón: “I want to beat Barça for Sevilla and Real Madrid”

A pity for Sevilla that tie at the end against Levante. All three points would have the team even higher.

It is a game that we had practically won. He left us in the last minutes for details that we must improve. It is a very even League and you always have to be one hundred percent.

How is Reguilón finding himself on this lap after the break due to the coronavirus, three months later?

Physically I am fine. It is true that the training sessions were intense, but for example the match against Betis ended well, although with some minor discomfort. It is clear that competing, in the end, has nothing to do with training. We have done many games between us, which is the most similar. I find myself confident, it's almost my second season in First. In top-level soccer it doesn't matter a year or ten, they demand the maximum from you, it is logical. It comes in salary. You have to give up.

And what about playing without an audience, something that will happen again this Friday against Barcelona?

That is being strange. But our mind has to adapt. It is what it touches. People are missing, we notice it especially in a derby in which the atmosphere is usually spectacular. But we have felt the affection of the public through social networks. We also motivated ourselves with a song by the ultras and sang the Seville anthem, which is amazing, on the bus. The essence was missing, but the players and the coaching staff were overwhelmed. I remember that they changed me and that in the stands we celebrated each corner as a goal. The people of Betis looked at me saying: “What is this man doing?” We are here to cheer, but in games like Betis and of course like Barça it shows that people are not there, supporting you.

During the break many things have happened to Reguilón. How to start that FIFA tournament with the Baetic Borja Iglesias. Even if things didn't go very well for you …

(Laughs) In FIFA I am terrible, but in real life I am better. I am not the one with the highest level of Sevilla's dressing room, really. I was also moved by solidarity, by doing something for others. And in that I am much more satisfied.

Then, in addition, he had a discussion with several runners about his athletic ability. Is it overcome?

I maintain that I can run a kilometer in less than three minutes. When they want I show it. If you want, put another tape on me.

The statistics say that until the stoppage you were the second who had traveled the most kilometers from LaLiga at high speed (24 km / hour at least), only behind the Estupiñán osasunista.

The data is true and goes by the minute. If he had played more minutes he would be the first, above Estupiñán. But I'm talking about running with sense, not running for running.

In this Seville he has two more athletes: Ocampos and Navas were fourth and fifth in that classification.

We have a lot of physical work behind to be able to do that so often. And I think we are three players who have these conditions and we have worked them since childhood. Ocampos and Navas infect you, they leave life and they want you to leave it with them. That makes their teams winners.

And now, to demonstrate all those things against Barcelona.

Playing against Barcelona is a synonym that I have done things well during my career. It will be a nice game, I hope it will be like that, he decides on details. In the first leg we had three clear chances and we did not put any, they were the first time inside. We have to try not to make silly mistakes, be focused to the maximum and it will be decided by details.

You have played three times against the Catalans and all three have lost. Two with Real Madrid and one with Sevilla. Is it chopped?

I have a thorn stuck against Barça, it's true. And beating him is an extra motivation, for the rival we are going to face.

Messi often falls down the left wing often.

Now it moves more in all areas, but the reality is that everyone studies how to stop it and no one has yet found a way. That will be one of our goals in this match.

Does it also motivate you to lend a hand to your Real Madrid? How do you see that hand-to-hand in LaLiga between whites and azulgranas?

First I would be happy for Sevilla and if I can help Real Madrid, much better. Everything can happen in this league, few games have been played so far and everything is rare, very compressed. Now I play for Sevilla and I owe it to him. If we don't win the championship, of course, let Madrid win it!

Do they tell you something from Chamartín about their great performance this year? Do you see yourself back, stay in Seville or go to another club?

I always keep in touch with Madrid, I usually play with colleagues from there to the console and people from the club talk to me normally, they have also done it during confinement. But I don't know what will happen next year, I want to clear my head of that. I intend to focus on this season, what remains of the competition, and not think about the future. Sevilla? Here I am very comfortable and I have been welcomed with open arms. This is a very important club.

In Seville they can be up to two more months playing, if you go far in the Europa League.

The first thing for us is to enter Europe. I would love to play Champions and then we have the final stretch of the Europa League, in which we will go for everything. Let's see how we have the strength by then.

He says he does not think about the future, but what about the National Team? And that Euro Cup that has been fortunately postponed for some players?

I would lie to you if I said that a footballer's dream is not to go to the Euro. Unfortunately in my position there is a very big competition, very good players. I will make it as difficult as I can for the coach.

Lopetegui trusts you as he did in Madrid.

The coach's confidence is key, but in the squad we all feel very protected by each other. Julen is quite demanding, but when you do something he is happy about, it shows.

What must Reguilón improve to make new leaps in his career?

Many things. I have not yet played even 50 games in the First Division, I have not turned 24 years old, I have been practically in the First two seasons. He could shoot more on goal, win on the last pass … Criticism is well received.

From which idol have you learned the most during your career?

All my life I have been a big fan of Roberto Carlos, I even put his videos on YouTube. We met several times. It was amazing that Roberto gave me advice on trips when he was with me at Real Madrid.