A Quote by Raul Jimenez
It was difficult at Atletico Madrid. It was my first experience in Europe when I went there and La Liga was hard.
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I think the difference between Real Madrid and Barcelona against the rest of the league is always getting bigger. It's going to be a league of two and I'm not sure if Atletico Madrid are really going to be there, what they've done is amazing - reaching the Champions League final twice and winning the league - but I think they're starting to fall behind. For Zizou, winning La Liga is the real challenge.
My first choice will always be Real Madrid, but working at a global level for La Liga can't possibly offend anyone.
I like a lot to watch Real Madrid and Barcelona, which are my favourite teams in La Liga.
I want Real Madrid to win it all in 2011-12. The Champions League, La Liga and the Copa del Rey.
It is not my decision who plays in La Liga, the Champions League, or the Copa. In any case, I just do the best possible in each training session and in each game to be able to get a chance in La Liga.
My two daughters were born in Madrid, I won three Champions Leagues and three La Liga titles as well.
La Liga has the best teams, who fight for all the European trophies, so it's very difficult to win.
I have always had sympathy for Atletico Madrid because, among other things, I have friends there, and my father always liked Atletico.
My time at Real Madrid wasn't a failure. I played 120 matches, I scored 28 goals, and I played an average of 30 games a season. What's more, I won three trophies: La Liga, a Copa del Rey, and a Supercopa de Espana.
When Atletico tried to buy me back, I did everything I could to make it possible. I had offers from clubs in France and Italy, but I would not have left Chelsea for any other side - only for Atletico Madrid.
My agent spoke to me about a loan interest from Barcelona. The club wanted a striker with La Liga experience and someone who understands Spanish football.
My first year I scored 10 goals in La Liga. Then people started saying 'yeah, the new Messi.'
What I need to do is establish myself as Oliver Burke and not as the new Gareth Bale. To do that I need to work hard in La Liga.
Ajax have a set model, a defined youth programme - Barcelona have one too, and Juventus. And Atletico Madrid do too. Real Madrid don't - because they alternate developing their own players with signing talent.
When I moved from Independiente to Atletico Madrid, I was only 18, and I found it hard to adapt. But what surprised me most about moving to England was how fast the game was. I like it, but it is so quick.
I am just a poor boy, though my story's seldom told, and I have squandered my resistance, for a pocket full of mumbles, such are promises. All lies in jest, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest...la-la-la-la-la-la-la-lala-la-la-la-la...
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