Leo Messi is a blessing futbolística that, fortunately, has fallen of the side of the FC Barcelona. Have him in the team is an authentic "Factor X" of the that carries taking advantage of the Barcelona group from 12 years ago, when the Argentinian debuted in official party with the first team in League.
Few trainers know the difference to play "with Messi" or "against Messi", and one of which knows both feelings is Pep Guardiola. The one of Santpedor had four seasons under his orders to "The Flea" and achieved to take him out the maximum possible benefit, but when it left to Munich to train to the Bayern knew, with the step of the time, what is to have nightmares with the "10" of the Barça.
Leo Messi confronted in three occasions to the Bayern Munich of Guardiola, two of them in the semifinals of the Champions League 2014-15. In the party of gone of said round, brought of culo to all the Bavarian defence and portrayed jointly to the team germano, marking two of the goals of the 3-0 final.
One of the goals of the "doublet" of Messi, besides, went the goal of the humiliation to Jerome Boateng, that finish turning into the best target of the League of Champions said campaign. In that party of gone of semifinals, the Bayern Munich achieved desactivar to the Barça during practically an hour of party, until Messi appeared.
"The best way to control them was that they participated the less possible. And it is what have achieved, but in two good actions of them, in which we remain us stopped we, marked the difference", analysed then the one of Santpedor. This next Wednesday, in the FC Barcelona-Manchester City of Champions, next episode in the clashes between Leo Messi and Pep Guardiola.