David Alaba

It's every player's goal to become one of the best.

You can be the better team and still lose.

I've said it a few times over the years that I'm very happy in midfield.

Playing for the national team, you are aware that a whole country wants you to succeed, but you mustn't get side-tracked.

At Bayern, the bar is set very high, and we all know how to deal with it. We live with that amount of pressure every day, otherwise we wouldn't be able to maintain our level of performances.

Every footballer wants to take part in a World Cup with his country.

The 'FIFA' games are getting more and more realistic. You can see it from one year to the next. Whenever I play on the console I try to be influenced by my own experience.

Friends from Vienna visit me a lot, and when the weather's bad we usually end up playing 'FIFA.'

Fabregas is my role model. Technically, he can do everything, and he exudes calm.

I am aware that I can play in various positions.

We are thankful for our support in the United States.

We have a great squad at Bayern Munich and our German players are very important for us - we know their qualities and they are hungry for success.

I've improved a lot in every part of the game.

I have developed as a player but also as a human being.

Getting into the senior squad was an important step for me. I can learn a lot, not only on the pitch but also in everyday life.

To be involved in the final is a dream for every single player, not only young ones.

I think it's obviously no secret that my buddy is Franck Ribery.

It's clear I'm not the best singer and don't have the best voice, but you can work a bit of magic in a studio.

I have always said I am a player who looks for new challenges.

Salah's one of the best players in the world. He's fast, but I've played against other fast players such as Mbappe.

We are Bayern Munich and we don't have to hide from any opponent!

I know from experience that it is crucial that I use my strengths.

A final in Berlin is always something special.

At home I have a mixing desk that I like playing around on. It's great fun making music myself. And music has always been a very good counterbalance to football for me. It allows me to switch off and relax.

Music is a big thing in our family. I also have a feeling and an ear for it. It's something we share in common.

When you come home and dad's making music, sister's making music and my mum is also very musical - you can't escape it.

Everyone is beatable, many things are possible in football. We have often seen this.

It's great when we score our first chance.

I think football is a game where people come together and football should bring everybody together, whether it is religion or skin colour or where you come from. We should be happy to enjoy that moment together, those 90 minutes where we can show love. Because I think football is love - and when love is not there, for what should we play?

My parents came a long time ago to Vienna, met in Vienna. Of course they had to go through a lot also, but we're very happy to have our home in Vienna.

I played No10 for Austria.

We want to make our dreams come true and the Champions League is a dream for all of us.

We try our best and we want to come out on the top at the end of the season.

For me, games against Arsenal are always beautiful because in my childhood they were my favourite team.

We don't get tired of winning titles. On the contrary it's a lot of fun.

There are lots of brilliant free kick specialists in the world. But the technique of Cristiano Ronaldo and David Beckham fascinates me most of all.

If you reach the Champions League semifinals three times in a row that speaks for itself. To win this competition isn't easy.

It's no secret that the expectations are very high here at Bayern. We are under pressure all the time. But we've often proved we can deal with it.

We want to win every game, that is typical for Bayern.

Winning the championship becomes more difficult every year.

I feel very comfortable at Bayern Munich.

It's not easy to create chances or a game when you're just receiving long balls.

I think Mr. Ancelotti is a coach who speaks to the players a lot, not only as a team but also with the individual player. He tries to talk to you and wants to make sure to explain to you what he wants you to do on the pitch. That's important, and if you listen to it, you're going to learn a lot.

I used to spend hours on the laptop watching free kicks on YouTube - again and again. You obviously learn a thing or two.

I'll play wherever I can help the team.

I started jogging with my dad when I was five years old.

I'm better on the pitch than with the microphone.

I love listening to hip-hop and going to concerts with Jerome Boateng; it's my hobby.

My sister is a singer, my father is a singer.

Faith means a lot to me.