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Slavia boss Jindrich Trpisovsky says ‘whoever stops Lionel Messi will be immortal’

Slavia Prague boss Jindrich Trpisovsky spoke about the threat offered by Lionel Messi ahead of his side’s Champions League clash with Barcelona on Wednesday.

Trpisovsky is well aware just how difficult it will be to play against the Barcelona captain and the attacking threat the visitors offer.

The Slavia boss also explained how he watched Messi bag a hat-trick in the Champions League in Prague against Viktoria Plzen back in 2011.

“I saw Messi in Barcelona’s match against Viktoria Plzen on television, because I had no ticket,” he said.

”Messi is a football genius and he is one of the best in the world.