Lionel Messihas ɾєⱱєɑłєԀ his delight atPep GuardiolaleadingManchester CitytoChampions Leagueglory.
City sealed the Treble with a narrow 1-0 win over Inter Milan in last week’s final in Istanbul, єɴԀing their wait for European success and moving themselves alongside Manchester United’s 1998/99 side in English football’s history books.
It was the third time Guardiola had lifted the Champions League trophy, though the first since his all-conqueringBarcelonaside did so twice in the space of three seasons more than a decade ago.
Messi has at various points been linked with a switch toCityto join up once again with Guardiola, though that has been put to bed this summer after the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner’smove to Inter Miami was confirmed.
Responding to City’s victory over Inter, Messi ɾєⱱєɑłєԀ he regularly speaks to his former manager and labelled Guardiola the “best coach in the world”, though insisted that was a tag he deserved regardless of the result in Istanbul.
“I talk a lot with Guardiola and kept in frequent contact,” Messi toldTitan Sports.
“I’m very happy with what he’s achieved, the last Champions League. He’s the best coach in the world although, for me, he didn’t have to win this Champions League to prove it, but [it is] an achievement he deserves.”
