Pep Guardiola and his response to Lionel Messi for comparing Argentina to Barcelona

Lionel Messi continues to be the benchmark in terms of popularity, despite being 36 years old, the reality is that Lionel is still one of the most spectacular players in the world. A few weeks ago, Messi spoke and compared the Argentine national team with Pep Guardiola's Barcelona.

To get into context, these had been Lionel Messi's words about Argentina and Pep Guardiola: "This team is impressive, it continues to grow game after game and plays better and better. Compare it with Barcelona... It is the best team in the "Barcelona has a lot of history, isn't it? But I think this team is very close because of what it has been showing."

}In response, these were Pep Guardiola's words on the matter: “With the intuition and quality he has to analyze what happens on the field in the world, football, and he has been on both sides. Why not believe him? I can't talk about Argentina or especially because I saw few matches on television, but I'm not there. He has been. He was in Barcelona and now in Argentina. If he says that, I should believe it. So he's fine. It's a great compliment. So if you're around the world champion team, what might he say? Well yes. It's beautiful".

Pep's words about Argentina:

“He really surprised me during difficult times. How I think about the quarterfinals or the finals. You're two up in the final, and it's immediately 2-2. Normally teams go down. And the emotions in the knockout matches are so important. Emotions are very important, how they have been managed. And after that he played better than before."