The Coronavirus pandemic has halted all the major football leagues and the Champions League as well. But things are looking bright now. Bundesliga is the first major football league to resume its 2019-20 season on 16th May. LaLiga is also working hard towards resuming the season.
Barcelona has started individual training for their players. Messi was asked about the Champions League second leg last-16 tie against Napoli, ahead of a possible August restart. The four-time Champions League winner issued a warning for Barcelona.
Messi told Sport.”I never doubted the squad we have and I have no doubt that we can win all that remains, but not by playing in the way we were playing.”
“Now, everyone has their opinion and they are all very respectable. Mine is based on the fact that I was lucky to play the Champions League every year and I know that it is not possible to win it by playing as we have been playing. Perhaps Setien misunderstood.”
“This break may end up benefiting us, but we are going to see if they can start the competitions and there we will leave doubts because we will check the level that we have or can reach when we start. Going back to training is a first step but we should not trust ourselves and we must continue taking all the necessary precautions and assume that we have to start playing the games when they arrive but behind closed doors.”
“Personally I am looking forward to the competitions. We know that everything is going to be weird, without fans in the stadium and with the theme of the concentrations that we really would not like to have to be separated from our families. You have to see how it looks.”
Messi added: “Physically I feel very well. I was training at home these days and I think it helped me to keep fit. Very hard confinement, but with the children and with Antonela everything ends up becoming moments that I try to enjoy all together.”
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