FC Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez has revealed he sent Lionel Messi a message after Paris Saint-Germain's defeat to Real Madrid this week. SLInt MORE:
A hat-trick from Karim Benzema guided to Los Blancos to a come-from-behind 3-1 victory over PSG in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie.
Messi received a lot of stick in the past few days after his underwhelming display at the Santiago Bernabeu, but Xavi gave his former teammates some words of encouragement. “I have a friendship with Messi and I sent him some simple encouragement and nothing else. It is part of football, when it seemed like it was going well for PSG, Real Madrid showed up and turned it around.”Former Real Madrid star Michel, meanwhile, criticised the entire team and feels only Kylian Mbappe would make the curren Real side.
“It’s more of an exhibition team [PSG] than a competition team. Someone is not telling Al Khelaïfi the truth, he signs a lot of forwards but the team fell down in defence," he told SER’s El Larguero. “Up until the 60th minute, it was cagey but if you give Madrid an opportunity, they destroy you. Madrid only featured for 30 minutes in the contest, PSG had the rest.Here is where Messi ranks among the best-paid players at PSG:
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