DBasia.news – Barcelona’s defeat last season in the Champions League is still felt right by the players in the current squad, including the superstar, Lionel Messi. Messi wants to reach it this year.
In the 2018-2019 season, Barcelona advanced to the Champions League semifinals after getting rid of Manchester United. Blaugrana escaped convincingly with a 4-0 aggregate.
These conditions have made Barcelona qualify for the semifinals for the first time since 2014-2015. Because, after winning the treble at that time, they were always stuck in the quarter-finals.
Moreover, Barcelona was painfuly eliminated in the previous season. At that time, Ernesto Valverde’s side fell due to the away goal rule from AS Roma.
The result, they also showed a revival this season. Barcelona have made the Champions League trophy their top priority besides embracing the treble winners.
Lionel Messi himself acknowledged the target. The Argentine national team captain claimed he would do anything to win the Champions League this season.
“Last season was pretty good for Barcelona as we won the double winners. However, we all feel annoyed with the performance in the Champions League,” said Lionel Messi.
“I promise, throughout the rest of the season, Barcelona will do anything to win the Champions League. We want to bring the trophy to Camp Nou,” Lionel Messi added.
Lionel Messi himself appeared quite impressively in the Champions League 2018-1919. The 31-year-old footballer has scored 10 goals for Barcelona.