Messi is the best player in the world - Pochettino
The Argentine star broke the spell last night and scored his first goal for PSG.
coach Mauricio Pochettino praised Lionel Messi after his first goal for PSG.
Last night, Paris Saint-Germain hosted Manchester City at home in the second week of the Champions League, and managed to defeat the opponent with two goals. Lionel Messi, the new star of PSG scored his first goal for the club with and assist from Kylian Mbappe. After the game, Pochettino praised his compatriot and called him the best player in the world.
He told BT Sport:
"I think it was amazing, his performance. And he scored an amazing goal.
"He's the best player in the world, that is no doubt. Of course, [I am] happy to see him showing his football.
"Him and all the team worked really, really hard to achieve that victory. [It is] Never easy, they're probably the best team in the world, Manchester City. That is why we're so happy."
The Argentine added on his team's performance:
"We can do it. They showed that we want to be united, to work together. The quality is there. We have amazing quality and amazing players.
"The challenge is that all work in both phases of the game with the same capacity to suffer. Tonight we showed very good belief and I started to see the team that can work together, not only in an offensive way but a defensive one too."
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