The Spanish international has heaped praise over his Argentine teammate and has hailed his ability to find the back of the net on a consistent basis.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 and has emphasized that the attacker is a class apart. The defender expressed that the forward is the best in the world and always manages to impressive with the way he performs
on the pitch.
Pique made the statement in wake of his side’s recent victory in the UEFA Champions League. Messi was spot on once again as he influenced his side’s triumph in what turned out to be an easy win for them.
The Catalan giants travelled to the Russian capital this Tuesday in order to face Unai Emery’s Spartak Moscow. The match saw the visitors come away with a 3-0 victory, with the Barca number 10 scoring an impressive brace.
It was an excellent performance by Tito Vilanova’s men as they managed to humble their opponents to defeat. The win made sure that La Blaugrana will finish the group stages of the Champions League as group winners.
It was important for the Catalans to win in the match as they had been defeated by Celtic in their previous European fixture. The defeat had been a blow to the Spanish giants as they were expected to win.
However, a victory away from home against Spartak is also something that the 4-time European champions are happy with.
Pique generally pointed out the brilliance of Messi as the Argentine skipper has increased his tally of goals this year.
"Messi was fantastic, like he always is. I think he is the best player in the world," the defender was quoted as saying on the Uefa website.
"When you have this type of player you have to use him and this is what we do. We play for him because he knows how to score and how to play and how to win and today it was the same. I didn't think it would be as easy as it was, but we played a really good
game. We were lucky that we managed to score three goals in the first-half and we controlled the game quite easily.”
Barcelona have managed to secure 12 points in their European group so far.
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