Tevez: "Higuaín doesn't have the confidence he had before"

Carlos Tevez wanted to defend his countryman, Gonzalo Higuaín, who'll miss the City-Real game through injury: "Higuaín is playing very well for Madrid. There's no reason he should be criticised. He scores a lot of goals at Real. He plays in the same slot as Benzema at the moment and I don't think he has the same confidence that he had before, but when he comes onto the pitch he plays and does very well."
Tevez was also asked about Cristiano Ronaldo, who he shared a dressing room with at Manchester United and who'll face up to his former club's city rivals. "Cristiano is one of the best players in the world and he won't feel any pressure. He'll come out and play the same way as he always does. We need to be careful because he's one of the best", said Tevez.
'El Apache', as Tevez is affectionately known, is very clear on the recurring debate on who deserves the Ballon d'Or though: "I think that Cristiano is one of the best. He scores around 40 goals a season and that obviously means that he is. But between Ronaldo and Messi, I'd choose Messi."
In the run up to the game Tevez still has a dream: "It's still possible mathematically and that's important. We need to come out to win the two games we have left and then wait and see. As players we're convinced of this. In Real Madrid we're facing up to one of the best teams in the world. We need to come out, win and get the three points so we can hope for things to go our way in other games."