Andres Iniesta on his Barcelona exit and confinement in Japan

Andres Iniesta spoke to El Mundo in an interview about the current situation and how he's living confinement in Japan. He also spoke about his Barcelona past and his career with the Spanish national team. 

Question: How are things in Japan?

Answer: At first, within the precautionary measures, we could live a normal life. In fact, we were training. But since the beginning of April, we've all been at home. There were two coronavirus cases on the team, one a member of staff, the other Sakai, a teammate, so they sent us all home because the league had also been delayed. The confinement isn't as tough as in Spain, we can go out for a walk, and the restaurants, although not all of them all of the time, are open. It's tougher in Tokyo. 

Q: What are you hearing from your family in Spain?

A: Everyone's at home, not going out, or when they do, they do on their own, taking the necessary measures and with the uncertainty that exists across the world. I also follow the news there and I am worried from afar about what's going on in Spain. 

Q: You're finishing a documentary on your career. Why now?

A: The idea's from a long time ago. It came from the book, it's the next step. 

Q: There's a phrase in the documentary about your exit from Barcelona: 'In relationships, if you don't speak about things, a moment arrives when there's no going back.' What does that mean? 

A: I think it's clear, don't you? 

Q: Yes, but just in case...

A: In the context of my exit from Barça, I think the phrase is very explicit, very real. It's usually said that you give value to things when you've lost them. The important thing is to give value to things when you have them, and that that is reciprocated. But these things happen, and they are done for various reasons. 

Q: Was some affection missing from the club?

A: In my heart, I missed certain things, and that phrase that we spoke about says a lot. Regardless of that, the decision that I took was the one I felt I had to take. 

P: Pep Guardiola called you a bullfighter. Luis Enrique called you Harry Potter. Which do you prefer? 

A: Hombre, they're different things, but the two have an art, magic to them. I like them both. They're two of the most important people in my career and to hear them say that is amazing.