18 February 2018
Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas says the risk postured by Barcelona commander Andres Iniesta has not decreased with age.
Fabregas will confront his previous colleague and countryman when the Catalans visit Stamford Bridge for the principal leg of their Champions League keep going 16 tie on Tuesday.
Iniesta, 33, has been utilized with alert by head mentor Ernesto Valverde, having just finished a hour and a half twice this season in all rivalries.
The Spain star was substituted in the second 50% of Saturday's 2-0 LaLiga win at Eibar and is relatively sure to begin against Chelsea, with January marking Philippe Coutinho ineligible.
Furthermore, Fabregas has no uncertainty Iniesta remains a fine player, particularly as he has once in a while needed to depend on physical characteristics in his vocation.
"He's still great; for this kind of player, age doesn't generally make a difference," said Fabregas.
Tres puntos muy valiosos delante de un equipo que lo puso muy difícil. Grande Equipo!!! pic.twitter.com/9VEfSo3pS4
— Andrés Iniesta (@andresiniesta8) February 17, 2018
"When you have an ability, once you have the class that he thus numerous other 'huge' players have, they can play until their late 30s.
"Physically, it's vital, clearly on the grounds that the diversion these days depends a great deal on that. Be that as it may, when you have the quality, when you have the knowledge, it can now and again adjust."
Approached if Iniesta was an icon for Fabregas as a Barca youth item, he answered: "You're making him exceptionally old! He's just three years more seasoned than me.
"We played with the Spain Under-21s together. We've played together from when I was 18 years of age.
"I never considered him to be a 'symbol' since we generally played together. I considered him to be a partner. A man clearly that I appreciate, yet uniquely in contrast to a symbol I admired when I was youthful.
"I used to admire [Pep] Guardiola in light of the fact that he was playing in my position; I used to love Luis Figo when he was at Barcelona. These two were likely the ones I turned upward to most when I was pretty much nothing.
"Be that as it may, this age of Spanish players, and not just Spanish players, in Barcelona has been phenomenal."
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