According to Diario Sport, Barcelona defender Eric Garcia, who returned to his hometown of Martorell for celebrations, greeted local residents and expressed his hope to return next season to celebrate the Champions League title and other trophies with them, believing that Barcelona this year has the capability to compete in the Champions League.

Barcelona's world champions continued their hometown celebration tour, sharing the title won in the United States this past summer with their local community. After weeks of celebrations and honors, it was Eric Garcia's turn to be honored. On Thursday local time, he received a warm welcome from his community in a ceremony held in the town square of his birthplace, Martorell.

The Barcelona defender thanked the local city council for their recognition and, most importantly, the residents who came to accompany him on this special day. The Blaugrana player began his speech by saying: "I want to thank the city council for this great honor, and thank everyone who came here today, to Martorell, a village that means so much to me. Martorell is where I grew up."

Eric Garcia is one of eight Barcelona players who won the World Cup with Spain's national team this past summer. The Martorell native played a relatively minor role in the tournament, appearing just once in Spain's eight matches. However, his only appearance was in the most important match: the highly anticipated final.

Eric told his community: "For me, it is a great honor to be here today. Most importantly, and the reason I'm here, is the World Cup that I was able to lift with my teammates this past summer. I see many children here, and they surely have dreams of playing football, just as I did when I was young. Please keep working hard, because sometimes dreams really do become reality." the Barcelona player added.

The day's schedule did not end with the official ceremony. After visiting Martorell City Council, Eric Garcia went to another location in the town to inaugurate two new Cruyff Courts, an initiative aimed at providing more young people access to sports and football.

Before continuing with the day's schedule, the defender also made sure to mention Barcelona club and local Barcelona fans in Martorell. Seeing many fans wearing Barcelona jerseys, Eric took the opportunity to look ahead to next season and share a message. Amid the fans' applause, he said: "I see many Barcelona jerseys... I hope next season we can meet here again to celebrate many titles and the Champions League."

Later, speaking to the media, he added: "I think this is a big objective for everyone. In the last two years, I think we've performed well, but we've been eliminated due to some details. I think this year, with our current squad, if we can keep improving, we will be able to compete in the Champions League."

The Ballon d'Or 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.

Garcia: "Lamine deserves the Ballon d'Or. Clearly, I think everyone says that because we truly believe it, because he proves it with his performances in every match. For his age, to be able to do these things... I have seen Messi, and now I see him. So for me, he clearly deserves the Ballon d'Or." Eric concluded.

Finally, the Martorell native addressed the situation following Joan García's injury against Racing Santander and whether the team still trusts Szczesny in goal after his serious error. He said: "I hope his injury is not serious, and I hope he can return as soon as possible. Ter Stegen is an experienced footballer, and he has helped us a lot since joining. It's not easy being Joan's backup goalkeeper. For me, Joan is the best goalkeeper in the world. We all trust him. I think in the season he plays, he performs at a very high level. We have great confidence in him as Joan's backup."

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