Spanish coach Xavi Hernandez, when asked about his position on the match between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, replied that he would support Neymar and Messi because they were his teammates in the Catalan team.
In the context of this, the close friend did not forget to extend his condolences to his colleague, so he sent him a message after the exclusion of Paris Saint-Germain.
According to the Spanish newspaper Sport, Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez contacted Leo Messi after Paris Saint-Germain was excluded from the Bernabeu.
Xavi spoke, saying: “I have a friendly relationship with Messi and we are talking, yes, I sent him a message to encourage him after the match, it was a match that changed in 20 or 25 minutes where Real Madrid had faith and desire and turned the scoreboard, the match was very difficult.”
In fact, Xavi pointed out that such things can happen in Europe, especially in the Champions League. “The Champions League is like this, when you lower the intensity a little bit, the opponent ends up running over you. I think that is what happened in that match and that is why Real Madrid He was able to qualify, a bad moment that takes you out of the Champions League.”
On a personal level, the intimate relations still bring together the duo Xavi and Messi, and they are still on friendly terms after playing for many years in Barcelona and the Argentine was very impressed at the end of the Champions League round of 16 match, and once again, Messi lost his options to lift this cup that seems cursed to the Argentine In the last years.