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Joel Sanderson-Murray·13 August 2020

"We have a plan to stop Messi" - Hansi Flick

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Bayern Munich head coach Hansi Flick has heaped praise on Barcelona’s Lionel Messi ahead of their meeting on Friday – and believes he has a plan to stop him.

The two sides meet in the Champions League quarter-finals in Lisbon with Messi coming off the back of scoring a wonder goal in the 3-1 win over Napoli in the last round.


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Flick was asked to compare the 33-year-old with his own forward Robert Lewandowski, who is the competition’s top goalscorer with 13 goals.

Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Flick stated: “You cannot compare Lewandowski and Messi.

“Lewandowski is a world-class centre forward. Messi has been by far the best player in the world in recent years. I don’t know if there will be another player like him in the future.

“We thought about how to stop Messi.

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“But I’m not going to tell you here. The most important thing is that we play against him as a team.

We need to play smart and put pressure on him.”

Flick also revealed Benjamin Pavard has joined the travelling party and could be in contention to feature.