FC Barcelona captain Leo Messi clarified his statements about the impossibility of winning the 'Champions' on February 20 and assured that the new coach, Quique Setién, "perhaps misunderstood him" by specifying that they will not be European champions if they continue "playing like before the break".

"Perhaps this break will end up benefiting us, but we are going to see if they can start the competitions and there we will leave doubts , because we will check the level that we have or can have when we start," explained the Argentine forward in an interview with the Catalan newspapers' Sport 'and' Mundo Deportivo '.

"I never doubted the squad we have and I have no doubt that all that remains can be won. Perhaps Setién misunderstood him, we cannot win the Champions League if we played as before the break," said the Blaugrana '10', who admitted having Confinement handled well despite the difficulty of some situations. "On the psychological side - obviously - it was hard for everyone because it is a very strange situation," he said.

"Personally I am looking forward to the competitions. We know that everything is going to be weird , without people on the court which is something that I once played and it seemed very strange to me and with the subject of concentrations that we really would not like to have to to be separated from our families and we have to see how it finally turns out, "he said.

In other questions, Messi is aware that "the risk of contagion" of the Covid-19 "is everywhere". "When you leave home the risk is already there, therefore I think that you don't have to think about it too much because if you can't make it want not to go anywhere," he said.

"But we also understand that it is essential to comply with protocols and maximize prevention measures to the maximum. Returning to training is a first step, but we should not trust ourselves and we must continue taking all the necessary precautions. We must assume that we have to start. to play the games behind closed doors, "he said.

Finally, Messi said he is "physically very well" thanks to training at home to "keep fit" and did not want to give his opinion on the signing of Barça for this summer. "On the subject of transfers, there are some people in the club who are in charge of choosing the best for the squad. It is clear that in this current situation everything is going to be rarer on the market as well and you have to be fine and be right to be able to improve what we already have, "he concluded.

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