Pep Guardiola on the quality of Lionel Messi: “Leo cannot be contained 90 minutes”

Paris Saint Germain won an important victory against Manchester City in the Parc des Princes. The team led by Mauricio Pochettino managed to beat the ‘Citizens’ with goals from Idrissa Gueye and Lionel Messi. Pep Guardiola referred to the Argentine star at a press conference and also highlighted the good game of his team.

“I wish Messi the best. We had a happy period in Barcelona and if you have now decided to come to Paris I wish you the best ”, said the Catalan coach after the defeat of the club he directs.

“You can’t hold Leo for 90 minutes. He just got over an injury and he lacks a bit of rhythm but when he has the ball it’s not easy to stop him. In spite of everything, we have sought opportunities for ourselves. I am satisfied with the way we have played. We have done what we had to do, this is our team, we have played our game “Pep pointed out

“I know Messi and these types of players who when they play together are exceptional. We know that they cannot be controlled for 90 minutes. There are two possibilities, defend all the time or try to attack them. This is what we have done, we have to continue, we have not scored and we have to ask ourselves why “added coach ‘Citizen’.

Despite the defeat in Paris, Guardiola considered that his team had a good performance: “I think we played well, like at Stanford Bridge, it gives me the impression that they have been more aggressive. We have had many chances, but they have a lot of quality players. But I think we played well, we missed scoring “