Jordi Alba: Today any player can turn up and take your spot

Jordi Alba does not fear internal competition. The left-back is very conscious that next season it’ll be hard for him to be a starter at Barcelona. He feels prepared to battle for the confidence of Xavi and keep his slot in the side. “I always think that I have competition. I am motivated to be here, because I'm at the best club in the world.

"They've given me everything and that is my daily motivation. I am very lucky. I want to keep winning titles. That is what makes people happy, and I think that we’re on a good path.

|Today any player can turn up and take your spot. I will take face it as I think we have to face it. If another player comes who can play on the left-hand side, then perfect. The signings are very good and have high quality, they are strengthening us a lot. What we had was already very good but the new signings that we have made are very good. We have great internal competition. We are sure that we will do very well."

The left-back was in that sense thrilled by the arrival of Robert Lewandowski. "For us it’s a great pride that he is here. He has a lot of determination to keep competing and winning. When he has adapted to our game, he will score goals."