As on the pitch, Leo Messi gave the face of Barcelona to the media as soon as he lost the league title. The Argentine attended the Movistar Plus microphone after falling 1-2 against Osasuna at Camp Nou and was self-critical of his team’s season.
«Madrid did their thing. He has not lost after the break and that has a lot of merit, “said Messi. “But we have helped a lot to Madrid win this League,” he added. “We have to do self-criticism, starting with the players, but a global self-criticism,” he said without referring to the coaching staff or the board.
“We did not expect to end this way,” he said visibly affected by the defeat. “It is a reflection of what we have been all year: a very irregular and weak team, which they gain in intensity and do damage easily,” lamented the Argentine. “We lost a lot of points where we shouldn’t have.”
The Barcelona captain, in addition, raised the alarm in the face of the Champions clash on August 8. “The feeling of the team is that it tries and cannot, that leaves much to be desired in many games. It seems that they need to get ahead to react. If we want to fight the Champions League we have to improve a lot; if not, we will also lose against Napoli, ”he warned.
“We need air, recover and start from scratch,” said Messi facing the Champions League. “We have to change a lot and do self-criticism, not to think that the rival has won because he has been better than us,” he concluded.
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