Ernesto Valverde’s Compliment to Lionel Messi

DBasia.news –  One place in the Champions League semi-final has been secured by Barcelona by getting rid of Manchester United in the quarter-final second leg on Wednesday (17/4) early morning hrs.

Already winning 1-0 in the first meeting did not necessarily make Ernesto Valverde’s squad feel satisfied, on the contrary in this match they were so in control of the match and won with a pretty big score, 3-0 through goals scored by Philippe Coutinho and two goals from Lionel Messi in the 16th and 20th minutes.

Responding to Blaugrana’s escape to the semifinals, Valverde could not hide his happiness. The Spanish man also did not hesitate to give praise to the team captain, Lionel Messi.

“Lionel Messi can always be relied on in every important match played by Barcelona. When he is in the performance as shown today (against Manchester United), then he cannot be stopped at all,” Valverde said as quoted by Football Espana.

In addition to the information, Messi’s two goals which were lodged in De Gea’s goal in this match made the former Newell’s Old Boys player have scored 45 goals in all competitions this season.

The success of Barcelona qualifying for the semifinal round of the Champions League makes the opportunity for the club based at Camp Nou to close the 2018/19 season with three different trophies wide open. In La Liga competition, Luis Suarez and mates still sit at the top of the standings, while in the Copa del Rey they have already confirmed a place in the final.

After successfully getting rid of Manchester United, Barca are now only waiting for potential opponents in the semifinals, they have the opportunity to challenge the other English teams, Liverpool who in the first leg were 2-0 ahead on aggregate against the Portuguese giants, FC Porto.