“Personally, Pep City is my favorite team in terms of style”.
Lionel Messi told the Arabic publication Infobe: “The strongest team at the moment is Real Madrid. But the 'best' team is Manchester City."
Real Madrid defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) final of the 2023-2024 season at Wembley Stadium in London, England, at 4:00 a.m. ET on June 2 to clinch the title. Real Madrid lifted the UCL trophy for the 15th time in its history, extending its record to 15 titles.
It was their sixth title in the last 11 seasons and first since the 2021-2022 campaign. Dortmund, on the other hand, finished as runners-up, falling to their knees at Wembley just as they did 11 years ago. The first half was dominated by Dortmund. Real Madrid had slightly more ball possession, but only attempted two shots on goal. Dortmund attacked aggressively, attempting eight shots on goal,
were unable to capitalize. After surviving the scare, 토토사이트 Real Madrid broke through in the second half. In the 29th minute, Dani Carvajal headed in a corner kick from the right side of the box that rattled the net. It was a goal that broke the scoreless tie. Vinicius added a second goal. In the 38th minute of the second half, Dortmund defender Ian Matthsen made a critical passing error in the back. Vinicius took advantage of the opportunity and beat the keeper with a precise shot to seal the game. The game ended just like that.
Real had once again lifted their 15th big trophy of the season, literally demolishing their opponents. They beat RB Leipzig (Germany) in the round of 16, Man City in the quarterfinals, and Bayern Munich in the last four. And in the final, they swept all the German teams, including Dortmund.
Naturally, the strongest team in the world is Real. However, Messi, the god of soccer, had a rather unusual answer when asked to name the world's No. 1 team in an interview with Infobever. He first chose Real as the “strongest” team.
"The strongest team is Real, no matter what anyone says. They won the UCL. If you look at the results, it's Real,” he said, adding, ‘In the last few years, Man City won the title for the first time last year, but Real has been a threat every time they go up.’
However, Messi's opinion of the best team is different: “But for me personally, the way they play, the best team is Pep Guardiola's City,” he insisted.
“To be honest, I really like Guardiola's style of football, and his teams are more special because of their own style,” Messi emphasized.
