He's not the first to say it, and to be honest, you can't really stop Messi, unless you stop him from getting the ball, which is what juve did a couple seasons ago, and Roma did in the 2nd leg last year, they cut off the passing lanes etc so the ball couldn't get to Messi and Suarez. The tie will be won or lost in the midfield.Not what you want to hear from your best defender.
Eredivisie looking after their own.
Dutch FA cancels Eredivisie games before Ajax meet Tottenham
Champions League: Dutch FA cancels Eredivisie games before Ajax meet Tottenham
Ajax were set to play De Graafschap on Sunday, 28 April, then travel to Spurs for the first leg on Tuesday, 30 April.
The Dutch FA, the KNVB, said the decision to cancel top-flight fixtures was taken to give Ajax "at least two full days of rest between games".
"Not only Ajax, but all Dutch football benefits from this," it said.
All games have been cancelled to avoid Ajax and De Graafschap playing at the end of the season once other games have taken place, potentially compromising the competition.
The round of fixtures will instead be played on Wednesday, 15 May - subject to local authorities and police agreeing to the date changes.
La Liga HAS rescheduled League and Cup games for Barca and Real in the past, so has the Bundesliga and Serie A in the past.To me, this is absolute Bush League Bullshit. Can you imagine LaLiga doing this for Real or Barcelona Or the EPL doing this for United or City? People would be up in arms about how it’s unfair. Yet somehow the Netherlands up and does it. SMH
La Liga HAS rescheduled League and Cup games for Barca and Real in the past, so has the Bundesliga and Serie A in the past.
English fans have been bitching to the FA for years to do this for English teams instead of having so much match congestion at the end of the season.
Couldn't happen to a nicer douche.