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Marcelo: Mbappe more difficult to play against than Messi & he can become the world's best

Lyon centre-back Marcelo has revealed that he found it more difficult coming up against Kylian Mbappe this season than Lionel Messi.

The Brazilian defender took on Messi and Barcelona in Tuesday's Champions League last-16 clash, with the game ending in a 0-0 draw ahead of the second leg at Camp Nou on March 13.

And it was the hosts who came closest to securing an aggregate lead, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen having to be at full stretch to deny Martin Terrier, tipping his fizzing long-range effort onto the crossbar.

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The scores did remain level, however, and Marcelo insists that, with Argentine sensation Messi having had a relatively quiet game, he was given a tougher test when he faced PSG striker Mbappe.