BARCELONA — Antonio Conte praised Messi as a player born every 50 years, and the Barca superstar's superb performance knocked Chelsea out of camp Nou's Champions League.
Messi scored two goals in the game and scored 100 goals in the game, while he also established his own Barcelona club. Chelsea's ruthlessness in the final third-finals, as well as defensive errors.
At the final whistle, Conte congratulated Messi on the pitch, and in the post-match press conference, the Chelsea coach said more nice things to the Argentine.
"We're talking about a player who can move the final result for every team, for any team he's involved in," Conte said. 'He started playing against Barca and he's definitely going to end his career at Barcelona.' Many teams want him to join their squad, but that's not possible.
"It's a great story for Barca and Messi." This type of player was born in 50 years. We're talking about a player who has that ability, who has those skills.
"He was fantastic. We're talking about a player who was able to move the final result for the team he played for. ”
Asked what to say about Messi, Conte replied: "When you have the opportunity to give Messi a big thumbs up, I think it's right.
"It's right to praise super top players. A player who can score 60 goals in each season is not just a season. I'm excited to have the opportunity to greet him at the end of the game because we're talking about an outstanding player, the best player in the world.
Chelsea created plenty of opportunities to change the tie, hitting a free-kick in the first half of the year after Marcos Alonso and seeing Antonio Rudiger's late head-clash hit the crossbar, Conte's 4-1 aggregate score did not reflect his team's performance in two games.
"If you watch the game, you see that the final result is unfair," he added. "We started badly and conceded the ball after two minutes." But, after that, we tried to play football for a long time and dominated the game, creating chances to score goals.
Between the two legs, we hit the pillar four times. This is very strange. I think a good player will end up with results and qualifications. On both legs, Messi moved the final result. He scored three goals. He decisively passed the ball to DeBele to score.
"It's a pity. But, at the same time, I have to be honest. I have to praise my players for their commitment. I have to be proud of my players because they gave everything. We have to go on in this way, it will be a battle, a desire to fight. ”
