Leo Messi: Real Madrid weren't the best team in this Champions League

Speaking to TyC Sports about the 2021/22 Champions League campaign, Lionel Messi said: "The best team doesn't always win.

"Real Madrid, without taking anything away from them, much less because they are the champions of the Champions League and are always there, they weren't the best team in this Champions League and yet they beat them all.

"I know what Real Madrid are, I've lived it for many years, all my life, up close. And I knew that could happen, because out of nowhere they score a goal and it automatically changes the match."

"I wanted to win it again and it annoyed me not being able to. It also makes me see that the best team does not always win the Champions League, that the Champions League is about situations.

"There are specific moments, psychological moments that grab a team, where the slightest mistake leaves you out and the one who is most prepared for those situations ends up winning it or reaching the final."

Real Madrid beat Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool this season to claim their record-breaking 14th Champions League trophy.

At times, Carlo Ancelotti's men appeared to be on the brink of defeat in all three knockout ties but they stayed in control during the final against Liverpool in Paris.

Source: TyC Sports