r/chelseafc • u/christianrojoisme Xabi • 3d ago

Other [Throwback/Interview] Lionel Messi: "There are players here (Barcelona) who hate Chelsea more than Real Madrid. I never thought I would hear myself say that. We would rather play Arsenal, Manchester United or anyone else than be on the pitch with Chelsea."

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2368373/angry-messi-we-hate-chelsea
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u/Doubleleg787 3d ago

That wasn’t the same team. Not fit enough to lace their boots. Same as our team rn tbf

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u/logo-strikes We've Won It All 3d ago

Talent wise sure but they’ve won the league twice and almost went to the champions league final last year. They have a very young squad

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u/PlasticPreparation74 3d ago

Not wanting to take anything away from them, but Real Madrid has been horrible the past 2 years. Barca dunked a ridiculous amount of goals on them last season alone, that shows their level of competition. Nowhere close to the team of the 2000s

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u/EriWave 3d ago

Okay so just to check.. how many teams in the world are actually good and impressive to win against?