How are you feeling ahead of the Copa del Rey final in Seville?
"It's a different week, you can feel the atmosphere wherever you go, you can feel the excitement of the people, of the club, of all of us and we are really looking forward to the day. It could be a historic moment for all of us, we have to enjoy it very much because you never know when we will experience it again and we are confident that we can win the trophy."
There has been emphasis in the media and among the fans on remembering Mallorca's last and only Copa del Rey win back in 2003 in Elche against Recreativo Huelva.
"Absolutely. That is what has been most remembered this week, that great final in which Mallorca could have won the trophy. It has to give us strength and positivity to know that it can be achieved, that once upon a time it happened.
"Hopefully, this story will be written with the same ending, it would be very good for the players, the club and all those who support us, who are going to travel to Seville to give their all for us. I hope the title comes to Mallorca."
The huge movement of fans to Seville, a spectacular stadium, a cup rival like Athletic. It's a party that you have earned with a lot of effort and hard work, right?
"Yes, absolutely. When you look at the process, the path we've taken in the Cup I think has been very good, but it's been tough. Especially from the round of 16 onwards, when things got more serious.
"The team has performed very well in the Cup, whoever has played has covered the absences and has continued to perform to reach a final, which is not easy. Hopefully, it will have a happy ending. Finals are played to win them, to leave everything in that game."
Have you been thinking about the final for a long time or does the coach (Javier Aguirre) not allow it?
"If it were up to him, no, he wouldn't allow it. He's pretty strict about that because the league is very important. We are in a situation that is not entirely comfortable and we can't get distracted.
"This week is a total Copa, it's a week to enjoy. We've earned it to the maximum. It's something we have to live it to the full, we live it with the illusion of winning the title and I think we can do it."
You've already won a German Cup but with Eintracht. Is Saturday's game perhaps the most important of your career, though?
"Yes, until this year I would have told you the final with Frankfurt. I never imagined reaching a cup final again because in football everything changes so fast that you never know.
"I like to live in the present. Right now I would say yes, it's one of the most important games of my career, if not the most important and you have to take it as such. You have to enjoy it because this is football. I'm looking forward to Saturday."
What would you say to those who think Athletic are favourites for the final?
"The truth is that I don't mind at all, also because of the experience I had in Germany. We played Bayern in the final, nobody believed in us, only our fans and ourselves and it's the same story again.
"We don't care about anything because we are going to give our all and we are going to use our weapons. Inside we know that we can do it, we have 100% confidence in ourselves and we are going to go for the title."