Barcelona star Lionel Messi has admitted that Liverpool's Champions League defeat was the only nightmare he encountered during his first reign as the captain of the club. "I had a great first season as captain, apart from the Liverpool game," Messi told reporters. "We reacted well, then they [Liverpool] scored the second goal and we didn't compete, the worst thing is that we didn't compete. Lionel Messi also threw his weight behind their manager Ernesto Valverde, saying the tactician 'he was practically blameless for what happened with Liverpool'. We knew that we couldn't repeat what had happened last season, and yet it happened again," Messi added.

Source: The Star May 25, 2019 12:06 UTC