Guillem Balague
Guillem Balague is a Spanish football journalist and commentator.
Notable Quotes
"We don't have time to create statues for Lionel Messi or deep analysis for him in newspapers. We cannot keep pace."View Story →
"He is enjoying it and this is the best thing."View Story →
"It's so clear that [Yamal] is the leader of the side, that everything that everybody does has to do with him."View Story →
""This team knows how to compete," Spanish football expert Guillem Balague told BBC Sport."View Story →
"Even if you hear it is the end, I doubt it but we'll see. I just see him with the national side, simply because he enjoys it."View Story →
"I feel that he hasn't said the last word yet."View Story →
""It is a dominance.""View Story →
"Leo goes really down when he loses. He felt the pressure of being the captain of Argentina and the Maradona thing."View Story →
"With PSG's irregular start to the season we are seeing how difficult it is to maintain the level."View Story →
"There are 'three pillars' that explain Spain's coaching culture and its unprecedented success."View Story →
Related Stories
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September 25, 2026Champions League returns - who are favourites and players to watch?
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September 7, 2026How Messi's decade of dominance almost never happened
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August 31, 2026Sixteen titles in five years - why Spain are a dominant force
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July 20, 2026Messi on the brink of history - will it be his last World Cup game?
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July 19, 2026Spain's World Cup challenge built on record-breaking historic defence
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July 6, 2026The one club man who is Spain's under-the-radar hero
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July 2, 2026From retirement to records - another immortal Messi moment
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June 22, 2026