Pochettino, on Messi: “In no way will missing a penalty affect his confidence”

Paris Saint-Germain achieved a great triumph against Real Madrid at the Parc des Princes, in the first leg of the knockout stages of the Champions League. Although it was difficult for him to convert – the goal came in the last seconds with a great move by Kylian Mbappé – the French team was much superior and took a big step towards qualifying for the next phase, which will be defined on March 9 at the Santiago Bernabéu. However, the French press took aim at Lionel Messi, who missed a penalty when the match was 0-0. This Friday, the coach of the Parisian team, Mauricio Pochettino, gave a press conference and defended the captain of the Argentine National Team. “Leo Messi is the best player in the world. A player like him, with his experience, and what he represents… He’s football. If you want to explain to anyone what football is, it’s Leo Messi. In no way will missing a penalty affect your confidence, that’s impossible. And whoever thinks of it this way does not understand this sport. Happy for his performance, he has had a very good performance, “replied the Argentine coach, when asked about the performance of the former Barcelona.In another section of the conference, a journalist asked him about the anger of Kun Agüero, who, even, revealed to have canceled a report with a French magazine for the criticism of Leo. ” I haven’t seen it,” said the coach, visibly uncomfortable. After commenting on the news with his assistant, the press asked him again about this situation and reiterated: “I don’t know why I haven’t read, I don’t read. I don’t know what differences, that’s why…”

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