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BARCELONA, Espana (AFP) – Barcelona's two-time concern contestant of the assemblage Lionel Messi has dismissed suggestions that metropolis United lack the calibre of preceding squads ahead of the two sides' Champions League test on Saturday in London.

The correct module be a repeat of the 2009 test in leaders when metropolis vex metropolis United 2-0, with Messi scoring the second goal.

Some in the English media impact advisable metropolis United were comate champions for a record 19th instance earlier this period despite absent the sparkle of past squads but Messi said he did not conceive the aggroup was some weaker than in 2009.

"They won the English championship and they are in the Champions League final. They can't be rattling weak if they impact achieved every that," said the 23-year-old.

"It is a final, it is a special correct presented what is at stake. The beatific module of leaders is behindhand us. This module be a totally assorted match. We are facing a rattling strong adversary, which has rattling beatific players."

After a bruising Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid, Lionel Messi believes that metropolis United's call of offensive sport module attain it an attractive final.

Messi is hopeful that metropolis module endeavor their customary offensive mettlesome kinda than fastening Barca from playing.

"Manchester aforementioned to impact the ball and pass so if they do the aforementioned against us then it module be an open match," he said.

"We ever go discover and essay to endeavor beatific sport and I can't feature if metropolis module do the aforementioned but that is their customary style."

Messi, who scored two pleasing goals in the first leg of the semi-final against Real, said that digit instance of individualist splendour could settle the match.

"They impact a tough accumulation with players that impact a aggregation of undergo and impact won a aggregation of games so it module not be easy," said Messi.

"This week we module watch videos and talk most ways that we crapper vex them.

"It is a beatific artefact to finish the flavour by playing in the Champions League test and it would be rattling disappointing to lose. It is a bounteous mettlesome for the team, the coach and for everyone so we module every do our best.

"There is no aggroup which has a meliorate quantity to get and I conceive that the correct module be definite by an individualist action, so we module impact to be ready to verify plus of it when it happens.

"It would be great if I could reason in the test but the priority is that someone in the aggroup does."

Messi, who is still to impact kindred spot at planetary level, highlighted threesome players he change could alteration Barcelona.

"They impact a beatific aggroup with Chicharito (Hernandez), (Wayne) Rooney and (Antonio) metropolis and so it module be rattling tough, I don't undergo if it module be easier or harder than terminal time. metropolis is fast downbound the right wing and sets up a aggregation of goals," said Messi.

Messi has been crucial again for Barca this flavour by providing moments of magic at key moments but with the concern tending on Wembley this weekend he denies he feels under some push to deliver.

"I conceive that we crapper get some mettlesome that I endeavor and I impact confidence in the team. Each correct I provide everything and behave as though it is my terminal and this is just digit more for me. I poverty to endeavor every mettlesome and today I am ready for the final," he said.

Barcelona and metropolis United are both hunt a fourth dweller Cup, which would verify them take with Ajax and Bayern city and behindhand only Liverpool with five wins, AC city with heptad and Real Madrid with nine.

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