Following the Champions League 1/8-final match between FC Barcelona and Bayer Leverkusen, in which Barcelona thrashed Bayer with a score of 7-1, the Catalan team’s manager Josep Guardiola stated that Lionel Messi is the best player in football history. He deemed the Argentinean’s scoring achievements as “incredible.”
“Believe me, scoring five goals in a game is not easy. I can always proudly say ‘I once coached Messi.’ He scored 228 goals in seven seasons. That is incredible. [And] He is only 24 years old. He is exceptional. Today he scored a penta-trick [five goals].Great masters are gathered in our team. But the world has not seen, and will not see, a footballer like Messi,” Josep Guardiola said, Marca informs.
Lionel Messi’s five goals scored against Bayer Leverkusen is a Champions League record.
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