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Messi names five teams he fears more than Chelsea in Champions League
Lionel Messi has named five teams he feared most than Chelsea in Champion League while shunning his former team Barcelona.
While speaking with Marca, the football legend and Paris Saint-Germain star Messi said he doesn’t see Chelsea as one of his side’s main threats this time around.
When asked by which teams he thinks are the strongest, he replied: “Now, Liverpool are doing very well.
“They are again the Liverpool that won the Champions League.
“Then there are Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid…”
“There are many teams that can fight for the Champions League, which is one of the most even and competitive in recent years because there are several teams that could win it.”
Quizzed about the Spanish teams, in particular, he added: “Real Madrid are always competitive. The same goes for Atletico and the two will be there fighting.
“They are two very difficult opponents in two-legged ties. They both know the competition very well and how to play it, which is why they are undoubtedly two of the favorites.”
Speaking on his former club, which has been in turmoil this year, Lionel Messi said: “Barcelona is going through a stage of reconstruction with a team in which there are many young players.
“Today I think there are better teams than Barcelona, but, although they give that impression now, that does not mean that later they will not be able to fight because we must take into account the arrival of Xavi, the renewed enthusiasm and the power to recover some players that they do not have now.
“They can keep growing and fighting.”
Meanwhile, Messi is set for a reunion with old boss Pep Guardiola at the Etihad tomorrow night.
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