TURIN, Italy (Reuters) - Paulo Dybala said his two-goal performance against Barcelona on Tuesday was the sort of night he had dreamed about since he used to play on the bumpy pitches of the Argentine second division as a slightly-built teenager. “I am very happy because as a child I wanted to live these moments and today I have succeeded in that," he said. He began playing professionally as a 17-year-old at Cordoba club Insituto in the Argentine second tier, the same age at which Messi was already with Barcelona. "People need to understand that I am Paulo Dybala and that's who I want to continue to be," he said in an interview before the match. "I understand the comparisons and expectations on me but I do not want to be the new Messi or the Messi of the future."

Source: The Star April 11, 2017 21:33 UTC