Last Monday, in a talk for TyC Sports, Lionel Messi created considerable stir by declaring that the best team does not always win the UEFA Champions League. This he did while he was talking regarding the conquest of Real Madrid. And it is that the Argentine genius considers that The whites They were champions without having been a superior cast to their rivals in KO rounds.
“Obviously it makes me want to win it once more, it makes me angry not being able to be there. But it also makes me see that the best team doesn’t always win the Champions League. The Champions are situations, they are specific moments. They are psychological moments, where a team grabs you, where the slightest mistake leaves you out, and the one who is most prepared for those situations ends up winning it or reaching the final. Because Real Madrid, without taking away any merit, because they are the champions of the Champions League and because they are always there, they were not the best team in this Champions League and, nevertheless, they beat them all”.
MARCO ASENSIO ANSWERED LIONEL MESSI
What does Marco Asensio think regarding Lionel Messi’s words? The Mallorcan winger understands that there are those who think that, due to how the KO qualifiers went, Real Madrid was no more -football speaking- than their rivals.
However, the European Cup is a tournament that is regarding taking your chances and hurting at the right time. And, well, his team did it at all times, especially in the games that were held on the pitch at the Santiago Bernabéu.
“I think that to win a Champions League you have to be, if not the best, one of the best. Yes, it is true that in many games, we have faced very strong rivals, very powerful. But, in the end, what this is regarding is taking advantage of the opportunity, taking advantage of the weaknesses of the rivals, and we have really taken advantage of it, especially in the laps at home, which has been a plus for all the fans. We have been able to turn around all the qualifiers, but they have really been even qualifiers, which have been decided by details. But those details, in the end, are what make the difference and we are, come on, justly deserving of winning the Champions League, very clearly”answered the Spanish national team, in an interview for The spar.
Undefeated data. Marco Asensio has won 3 UEFA Champions Leagues in his professional career. Champion in 2017, 2018 and 2022.
Did you know…? Real Madrid has won 5 of the last 9 UEFA Champions Leagues that have been played. No one knows how to suffer like them. No one knows how to compete The king.
