Friday, 13 September 2019
Messi: the Defeat from Liverpool Destroyed Barcelona
By db-admin
DBasia.news – Lionel Messi has yet to accept Barcelona’s failure to win three major titles last season. According to him, it still haunts the entire squad.
Messi said the mentality of the players fell apart after being defeated by Liverpool in the Champions League. From there the players seemed like they lost direction until the end of the competition.
“Everything started from the defeat against Liverpool. After that, we tried to get up in the final of the Copa del Rey against Valencia. However, we have not been able to completely forget about the failure in the Champions League, which was a big target from the start. Finally, we were only able to win one title, “Messi said.
Barcelona had a 3-0 lead in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal at Camp Nou. However, disaster came when playing at Anfield. Surprisingly, Messi and mates did not flinch and swallowed a 0-4 defeat.
“Last season looked very bad because of the two defeats. In fact, we started everything well at the start of the season. The target of winning the three titles that we dream of must also disappear just like that, “he continued.