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FC Barcelona defender, Dmytro Chygrynskiy, gave an interview for the Catalan sports daily “EMD”.

Guardiola has fought a lot so that you be able to play in the Camp Nou. Do you feel the pressure?

The first thing feel is my desire to to play in the Camp Nou because it`s a marvelous stadium. I am very happy because Barca pressed to sign me, but I don`t feel the pressure. I want to give Barça my maximum to return the faith they showed in me: they insisted even though their first attempts had been in vain and Shaktar rejected their offers. And once here, I have to say that I did not imagine that in Barcelona, the people and everything, would be marvelous. That’s why I want to learn the language fast, to know the life of the Catalan people, to know what interests them.

Guardiola likes you a lot, is the feeling mutual?

Yes, clearly, I like Guardiola a lot.  In Donetsk I wasn`t used to have a relation like this with the coach, to have such a fluid communication. I`m not saying that it`s better that in Donetsk nor worse, it`s different, but I feel very well here with my coach and my colleagues. The relation is very good with the “míster”, he talks to me a lot and I can talk with him, I notice that he believes in me. It makes me feel integrated already. I like everything for now.

Who surprised you the most in the locker room?

I don`t want to name a particular player.  Each of the colleagues help me, talk with me, and it helped me grow my confidence; there is a special atmosphere. They always come and ask me: “How these? Everything well?”. That is very important for me.

Who are your neighbours in the locker room?

I am between Iniesta and Keita.

Impression on Iniesta?

Very well, it is a very calm and intelligent person, and a big football player.

How do you get along with the captain Puyol and the big star, Leo Messi?

Puyol for me is a symbol of FC Barcelona. In recent years, when I watched Barca I thought of Puyol and when I see Puyol I think of Barca.  He is an incredible force. Messi is an extraordinary player. I have never seen so much quality in a player. When you play against Messi, in the training, it`s impressive.