espnstar.com's Eugene YS Han compiles the note-worthy quotes from round three of the Champions League group stages.

"I thank Allah for giving our fans a party they fully deserve."
Rubin Kazan coach on his side's shock 2-1 triumph over Barcelona at the Camp Nou.

"We felt superior to this team. We couldn't take advantage of our chances and got caught in the air. That's Champions League football."
Arsenal manager  Arsene Wenger explains his team's last-minute slip-up at AZ Alkmaar.

"It was a beautiful game full of great moves and some intricate play. For me to score two goals here and to see my team emerge victorious was fantastic; it was a dream of mine to play at the Santiago Bernabeu."
AC Milan's hero Alexandre Pato said on uefa.com.

"Football is special like that, in any sport we would have won the game with stats like ours tonight. We played well, but we lost and there's nothing you can do about that. ... but we played our game and at no point gave up on our own style."
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola explains on fcbarcelona.com that despite the defeat, his side kept to their style of play.

"Valencia was the most important player of the match as he scored the only goal."
Gary Neville, who was captain on the night for Man United, on Antonio Valencia.

"Things were much better in the second half with Suazo alongside me. It's a mistake to go with one striker playing at home. We have to take more risks and have two players upfront."
Inter striker Samuel Eto'o who was unhappy with playing alone up-front at the start of the game against Dynamo Kiev.

"Ronaldinho may lack Kaka's acceleration, but he handles the ball better. They are both extraordinary players."
Milan coach Leonardo thinks Ronaldinho is better than Kaka.

"He did not speak to us at all. Everything was very quiet after a bad result for us. It is not unusual for him to say nothing."
Fabio Aurelio revealed that the Liverpool players received the cold shoulder after the defeat to Lyon.

"I'm pleased for the Rossoneri's victory against Real Madrid. It was a historic match, just like their defeat against Zurich was historic."
Inter coach Jose Mourinho pours cold water on Milan's parade.

"I said that in football it's a very short trip from paradise to hell. It's not hell, as we are still in the running, but obviously this group is getting very tricky for us."
Who else but Jose?

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