Speaking to CBS sport, Vieri claimed that Messi was a ‘magician’ and that he ran the show in Barcelona’s Champions League group stage win against Juventus.
Ronald Koeman’s side eased to a 2-0 win at the Allianz stadium in Turin, with Lionel Messi setting up Ousmane Dembele for Barcelona’s first and then converting a penalty to grab their second of the night.
Vieri, who won a Scudetto with Juventus in 1996-97, was all praise for Barcelona’s number 10. He said:
Barcelona and Lionel Messi bounce back from disappointing El Clasico showing
Barcelona’s 2-0 win over Juventus was the perfect response to their underwhelming performance against arch-rivals Real Madrid over the weekend.
Koeman’s men were out-played by the La Liga champions and lost 3-1 as Lionel Messi looked tired and disinterested.
The Dutch coach spoke after the game and lambasted VAR for awarding Real Madrid a very soft penalty following Clement Lenglet’s tug on Sergio Ramos’ jersey. Koeman had said:
However, Koeman would have enjoyed the reversal of this trend on Wednesday, when three of Alvaro Morata’s goals for Juventus were ruled out by VAR.
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