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Andrea Pirlo revealed the reason why Lionel Messi is not playing a good season

By Fredi Roman

The coach from Juventus, next rival of FC Barcelona, talked about the situation of the Argentinian idol.
 

The coach from Juventus, next rival of FC Barcelona, talked about the situation of the Argentinian idol.  

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FC Barcelona and Juventus will face on Champions League week 6 on the last match of the group stage. The game lacks of importance, as both sides are already qualify to the next round, but it has still certain attractive, as it will be the one making Lionel Messi crash Cristiano Ronaldo after a while.

Barça has 15 points after five games played on Group G, while Juventus earned 12. Dynamo Kyiv and Ferencvaros, both with one point, are already eliminated. In the previous hours of the game, both head coaches Ronald Koeman and Andrea Pirlo talked about such an attractive duel between the Argentinian and the Portuguese.

According to Pirlo, Messi is facing a mental problem, not related to soccer, that is the clear reason why he couldn’t perform that well so far this season. The Italian surprised everyone talking on the press conference about the possible issue of the legend, who he said he was in a crucial time in his life.

Messi played 13 matches so far this season, in which he scored seven goals and gave four assists, great numbers but not as good as the ones he had during many of the starts of other seasons. Against Juve, Messi will try to show once again that he is at a good level and help his side finish first in the group.


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