He said: I don’t think we deserved to be out but obviously individual mistakes cost us in both legs, ‘ With the first goal I didn’t expect Messi to shoot from there, I was too late to close my legs, so a mistake on my part. Luis Suarez was the creator once again as Messi megged Courtois again.
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Scoring so early meant we could control the game, but we didn’t feel we had finished the tie until we got our third goal. Now it is over, the question is whether the Italian or his players have enough motivation left to power a strong domestic finish.
But according to reports, Messi, 30, snapped back at the official.
He added: “We did suffer, but it will serve us well in the games to come”. In the ongoing season, the Real Madrid No. 7 has scored 12 goals in 8 appearances in the Champions League, while Messi has scored 6 goals in 6 appearances.
He’s scored more goals than Dennis Bergkamp in the Premier League and has recorded more assists than Paul Scholes.
But Messi needed just 123 games compared the former Manchester United star’s 137 to achieve the feat. I think it’s the right way for him. He forces himself to do that. There was a lack of conviction in his play going forward and missed several opportunities to put in a good pass or cross into the Barcelona box.
Sport went for something a touch more simple, with the word “Ecstasy” plastered across their front page, along with Messi with his arms outstretched.
Messi has, of course, had the luxury of playing alongside many modern-day greats, and Andres Iniesta is the player who has assisted his team-mate the most in the Champions League with 11. Barca own a meagre five European crowns to Real’s 12, with the Catalans’ deficit extended in recent years rather than cut.
Willian completed seven of his 10 dribbles on the night, more than any other player on the pitch including Messi, who managed six out of nine. He said: We have to be honest about that.
“Greek football is going to an edge”, Huebel said, adding that a potential Greek suspension from worldwide soccer “is not any more impossible”.
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“His regular playing time will help Nigeria as well at the World Cup in Russian Federation”.
