THEY SAID IT...

"For me Rivaldo can play for any big team in the world in that position, if you compare him with all the top central midfielders, you'll find Sergio Busquets and Fernandinho in that space. He's got those qualities and he performs at the highest level. His intellectual capacity and comprehension of tactics are out of this world. Credit should be given to the development that he got - all of the coaches who have worked with him must get credit.” Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi on his midfield anchor Rivaldo Coetzee.

“The performance was not enough, Sundowns were better, but the result looks a little bit too high or we have more goals on our side. It's not the team alone from us, it was Sundowns, they make this very good, they come with high pressure and we did find the solution, we were too long on the ball, we didn't play quick enough to get a solution.”

German coach Joe Zinnbauer laments a 4-1 hiding by Mamelodi Sundowns in the Nedbank Cup quarter-final last week.

"He taught me a lot about the way 'to be French'. He explained to me the French mentality. I owe a large part of my adaptation to him and therefore, my happiness to be here. First of all, I was very touched by the man he is. Kylian is very considerate, always happy, polite and kind to everyone. He is a very beautiful person. That’s why we’ve got along so well since our first contact.”

Neymar on his Paris St Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe.

“We are very happy and we deserved to win at least one title this season, and we will fight for La Liga until the last game. The club deserves it. It is a happy day for all Catalans. It is a deserved success. We have made changes to the team this year, but the players have delivered.” Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman following their 4-0 Copa del Rey final win over Athletic Bilbao.