"Right now, I don't want to think about facing Inter Miami and Messi, but it's clear that playing against a team with Messi is always a great experience for any footballer because he is an exceptional figure in our sport, and beating the best is always the most enjoyable.

This is something I have experienced many times with Bayern Munich and the national team."

🔸 "Messi is a player who is impossible to stop in a one-on-one confrontation, so we always had two or three players to mark him. I personally was completely focused on him, even if the ball was elsewhere. I never took my eyes off him."

🔹 "As soon as the ball reached him, I asked my teammates for help. I said, Frank, where are you? Essien, where are you?"

🔸 "Then I looked directly at him and knew I had to move. As soon as I moved, I knew Frank and Essien were right behind me.

🔸 "This is the only way we can deal with him, because if you face him one-on-one, you get killed. Messi knows that we are constantly watching him and sometimes he smiles about it."

🔻 Riyad Mahrez:

🔸 "I love him. Messi is a part of our childhood. As you know, we have always watched him a lot in football. He is our role model, so playing alongside him would really be special."