According to reports from Daily Sports, Eric García, FC Barcelona defender, returned to his hometown of Martorell to participate in celebrations and spoke with local residents, expressing his hope of returning next season to celebrate winning the UEFA Champions League and other honors with them. He indicated that FC Barcelona has the capability to compete for the UEFA Champions League title this season.

Barcelona's World Cup winners have been touring their hometowns, sharing the trophies won in the United States this summer with their local communities. After weeks of celebrations and tributes, it was Eric García's turn to be honored. On Thursday local time, he received a warm welcome from residents during a ceremony held at Martorell's town square in his hometown.

The Barcelona defender wanted to thank the local council for the honor and, more importantly, the residents who came to congratulate him on this special day. The Barcelona player began his remarks by saying: "I want to thank the city council for this great honor and everyone who came here today. In Martorell, which means so much to me—it's the village where I grew up."

Eric García was one of eight FC Barcelona players who won the FIFA World Cup with Spain's national team this summer. The Martorell native had a relatively limited role in the tournament, appearing in just one of Spain's eight matches. However, his sole appearance came in the most important match: the highly anticipated final.

Eric told his fellow townspeople: "It's a great honor for me to be here today. The most important thing and the reason I'm here is the World Cup trophy that I was able to lift with my teammates this summer. I see many children here, and you must have dreams of playing football, just like I did as a child. Keep working hard, because sometimes dreams do come true," the Barcelona player added.

The day's schedule didn't end with the formal ceremony. After visiting Martorell's town hall, Eric García traveled to another location in the city to inaugurate two new Cruyff Courts football facilities, a project aimed at giving more young people access to football.

Before moving on with his daily activities, the defender couldn't forget to mention FC Barcelona and Barcelona fans in Martorell. When he saw many fans wearing Barcelona shirts, Eric took the opportunity to look ahead to next season and deliver a message. Amid applause from fans, he said: "I see many Barcelona shirts... I hope that next season we'll come back here again to celebrate many titles and the UEFA Champions League."

He later added when speaking to the media: "I think this is a major objective for everyone. Over the past two years, I think we've done well, but we've fallen short due to certain details. I think this year, with the team we have, if we can maintain our level of play, we'll be able to compete for the UEFA Champions League title."

The Ballon d'Or award has also been a hot topic around Spotify Camp Nou. Eric had no doubt that this award should go to Barcelona's number 10, Lamine Yamal.

García: "Lamine Yamal deserves the Ballon d'Or, no doubt. I think everyone says that because we truly believe it—he's proven it through his performances in every game. To be able to do these things at his age... I've seen Messi, and now I see him. So for me, he absolutely deserves the Ballon d'Or," Eric concluded.

Finally, the Martorell native addressed the situation following Joan García's injury in the match against Racing Santander and whether the team still trusts Marc-André ter Stegen in goal after a serious mistake. He said: "I hope his injury isn't serious and I hope he returns as soon as possible. Ter Stegen is an experienced footballer, and he's helped us a lot since joining. It's not easy to be Joan's backup goalkeeper. For me, Joan is the best goalkeeper in the world. We all have confidence in him. I think in the season he's played, he's performed at a very high level. We're very confident in him as Joan's backup," García said of ter Stegen.

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