Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) famous person Lionel Messi has claimed that Actual Madrid weren’t the most effective workforce within the UEFA Champions League regardless of successful it.
Los Blancos locked horns with Premier League giants Liverpool within the Champions League closing in Paris on Saturday. They went on to emerge victorious within the recreation, with Vinicius Jr’s 59th-minute objective incomes them a 1-0 win.
The victory on the Stade de France noticed Actual Madrid improve their standing as probably the most profitable membership within the Champions League. The La Liga giants have now gained the competitors 14 occasions, seven greater than AC Milan.
It is usually price noting that Carlo Ancelotti’s facet beat European heavyweights PSG, Chelsea, Manchester Metropolis and Liverpool on their solution to glory. Nevertheless, some, together with Michael Owen, suppose Actual Madrid weren’t the most effective workforce within the recently-concluded Champions League marketing campaign.
It seems Messi can be of the view that Los Blancos’ Champions League victory doesn’t imply that they’re the most effective workforce in Europe. Nevertheless, the PSG famous person has given credit score to the La Liga champions for nonetheless rising victorious. He informed Argentinean tv channel TyC Sports activities [via CBS]:
“The most effective workforce does not all the time win. Actual Madrid, with out taking something away from them, a lot much less as a result of they’re the champions of the Champions League and are all the time there, they weren’t the most effective workforce on this Champions League and but they beat all of them.”
The Santiago Bernabeu outfit have gained the Champions League 5 occasions within the final 9 years.
Lionel Messi didn’t impress towards Actual Madrid within the Champions League
Lionel Messi put an finish to his 21-year affiliation with Barcelona final summer season. He went on to place pen to paper on a two-year cope with French giants Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) forward of the 2021-22 marketing campaign.
The Parisians have been hopeful that the Argentina worldwide might assist to glory within the Champions League. Nevertheless, the 34-year-old couldn’t forestall them from bowing out of the final 16 of the competitors.
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PSG confronted Actual Madrid within the Champions League Spherical of 16 within the recently-concluded season. Mauricio Pochettino’s facet earned a 1-0 win within the first leg of the tie, with Kylian Mbappe scoring the winner.
Nevertheless, Los Blancos booked their place within the quarter-finals of the competitors with a 3-1 win towards the Parisians within the return leg. Messi began each the video games, however struggled to dwell as much as expectations.
