Lionel Messi, the star of Paris Saint-Germain, expressed his distress at being booed by his club’s fans after the Champions League loss against Real Madrid.
In an interview with the Argentine channel TYC Sports, Messi said: “The first thing that interested me, what is the reaction of my children? And what did they say about what happened? And what is on their minds? The truth is, I didn’t like my family being booed when they were on the field.”
Liu added: “They didn’t tell me anything, they let my family leave the stadium, they didn’t understand anything, because they didn’t understand why either, but I know they felt something.”
And he continued: “The situation was also new to me, it is a different situation, it has never happened to me in Barcelona, on the contrary, I understand the anger of the fans of the team, because the failure was repeated more than once, and PSG has already gone out more than once from Champions League”.
And he added, “Whether you agree or not with the boos that targeted me and Neymar in particular, but well, what happened has happened.”
The Second Season
On how he prepared for the second season in a PSG shirt, Messi said: “I will think about myself, strive to reverse the situation, not feel that the clubs change, and that it did not go well for me, I am already ready for what is to come, I got to know the team, the city, and the atmosphere. I’m comfortable with my teammates in the locker room, and I know it’s going to be different.”
And the Argentine star indicated: “I was used to doing my whole life in one way and then everything changed, the atmosphere, the team and the way of playing, in Barcelona there were teammates who had been playing alongside me for many years and they knew me by heart.”
Messi justified the humility of his first season by saying: “I started the league late because I joined the team late, then I had a knee injury, and I did not play 3 or 4 matches in a row, and by the time of Christmas vacation, I was preparing myself to return better, but I contracted the Corona virus.”
Liu revealed: “The symptoms of the Corona virus hit me severely, similar to what many people have experienced, from a cough, sore throat and fever, but it left some side effects on the lungs, to the point that I was not able to train normally, and I returned to the matches after a month and a half.” But unable to run normally due to lung pain.”
He pointed out, “I was not afraid, and I was informed of many things that prevent me from being pushed into the matches, and despite that, I returned sooner than planned, to make the matter worse.”
And he added: “I was in a rush to return to training and matches, and it ended with my injury, and when I was in the middle of the road to recover from the symptoms of Corona, what happened with Real Madrid, and it killed us.”
strong hit
Regarding exiting the Champions League against Real Madrid, Messi continued his statements: “The loss against Real Madrid was a strong blow, and I know Real Madrid well, and I know that what happened is a possible scenario, because they score a goal out of nowhere, and the course of the match changes automatically.”
He added, “I know perfectly well that we can beat Real Madrid in the first 15 or 20 minutes, but if a strange game happens or they score a goal, things will change. The same scenario was repeated against other clubs, Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool.”
Messi confirmed his desire to win the Champions League again, and said: “I have a great desire to win it. I guess the best doesn’t win it. Champions League is linked to situations. These are specific and psychological moments.”
Regarding the statements of his teammate, French Kylian Mbappe, in which he said that football in South America is not as developed as it is in Europe, Messi said: “I did not talk to him about it. Here we have big teams with big stars, and we are ready to compete with any European team.”
On what he will do after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, he said: “I don’t know what will happen after the World Cup. I’m thinking about this World Cup and then we’ll see. Football is very changeable and one never knows what will happen in it.”
