Juventus striker Fernando Llorente describes Lionel Messi as ‘an alien’, but still believes Barcelona can be beaten.
The Old Lady face the Catalan side in the Champions League final in Berlin this Saturday, and much of the focus has been on Barça’s ‘MSN’ strike force – Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar.
“We know it will be very difficult, because we’re facing the strongest team at the moment,” Llorente admitted, speaking to Sky.
Juventus striker Fernando Llorente describes Lionel Messi as ‘an alien’, but still believes Barcelona can be beaten.
The Old Lady face the Catalan side in the Champions League final in Berlin this Saturday, and much of the focus has been on Barça’s ‘MSN’ strike force – Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar.
“We know it will be very difficult, because we’re facing the strongest team at the moment,” Llorente admitted, speaking to Sky.
“They have magnificent players who can make the difference, but above all the three forwards, Messi, Neymar and Suarez who really are having an incredible season.
“I think Messi is an alien, who is defining an era of football.”
However, the former Athletic Club man does not believe that the Blaugrana are unbeatable.
“I think we need to have fun and prepare as well as possible this week. We want to play our game and try to win.
“I’ve seen them suffer when teams sit in against them, but you can’t play the whole game that way, because eventually they’ll score a goal.
“I think there will be a lot of times where we’ll have to do that, because there’s no other option, and we must do it in the best way, defending as a team, without losing focus for a moment.
“Against those players, if you make a mistake, they will hurt you. So we have to have the utmost concentration, and do well when we have the ball.
“There will be times when it’s very important to keep hold of it. They’re a very strong team on the ball, and to take it away from them will definitely be difficult.”