Without Barcelona, with Bayern: Lionel Messi names his Champions League favorites
Lionel Messi PSG training 2021-22
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La Pulga has half a dozen favorites to win the premier class. However, he does not include FC Barcelona.
New signing Lionel Messi does not believe in a sure-fire success with Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. The Argentine sees six other contenders to win the premier class. While Messi counts FC Bayern among the title contenders, his longtime club FC Barcelona is not one of them.
In an interview with France Football said the six-time Ballon d’Or winner: “Everyone believes that Paris Saint-Germain will win the Champions League. But there are more candidates. Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid, which is always strong, Bayern Munich and Inter. And I’ve probably forgotten some. “
Champions League: Messi and PSG beat Manchester City
PSG strengthened themselves with numerous stars in the summer. In addition to Messi, European champion Gianluigi Donnarumma, ex-Real captain Sergio Ramos and winger Achraf Hakimi, among others, moved to the Seine in order to achieve the longed-for goal of winning the first title in the premier class.
The start of the season was promising for PSG. After a rather sobering draw against Club Bruges, Messi and Co. won 2-0 at home against last year’s finalists Manchester City. Messi scored the first goal for his new employer.
The attacker said: “We have some great individual players, but we need to get to know each other better and become a unit. To win titles you have to play as a team, so I think we are one step behind the teams that I am I mentioned earlier. You have more collective experience than we do. “