'Messi always gets us out of trouble', says Barca boss Valverde
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde says his side were relieved to finally hurdle the quarter-final barrier after three successive exits in the last eight. ― Reuters pic
Marcus Rashford struck the crossbar for the visitors in the second minute at the Nou Camp but Messi scored twice in the space of five minutes later in the first half to put Barca at ease.“Messi always gets us out of trouble and we're not going to apologise for having him,” Valverde told a news conference.
Valverde said his side were relieved to finally hurdle the quarter-final barrier after three successive exits in the last eight, particularly after last season's 3-0 second-leg defeat to AS Roma after winning the first leg 4-1. “You never know what can happen in football, they have a very good team and they could have caused us problems, so we made sure we were focused and played with intensity so we would make it through.”“With the quality they've got, the front three they've got, and players they can bring on like Dembele and Malcom, I wouldn't bet against them,” Solskjaer said.He added Messi's majestic display underlined why is he regarded as the best player in the world alongside Cristiano Ronaldo.
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