"I want to win the Champions League again"

"My dream is to continue winning trophies with Barça. I want to win the Champions League again, it is the challenge we all have", he confirmed.

The reality is that Messi repeats his objective every year, but, no matter how hard he tries, in the 'Valverde era' it is an award that escapes from his hands in the most unexpected way.

As is usual from him, Messi stressed that the important thing is to "add another Champions League to the trophy cabinet," and does not give so much importance to individual awards.

"That's what the individual awards will come with. I have always said that individual trophies are not my goal. The Best, the Ballon d'Or, the Golden Shoe are not my challenges. And even less the prize for the best goal of the year. If I achieve them, fine, but if I don't, everything is fine", he affirmed.

With regards to Ronaldo's invitation to "escape from his comfort zone", i.e., from Barcelona, the Argentine remarked that "never" has he felt "the need to leave the best club in the world".

Messi was full of praise for De Jong, a player who believes has adapted quickly "because he comes from a similar philosophy at Ajax". "He likes to have the ball, to make short passes, to pass between the lines and he has a very fast and strong stride," he explained.

"It's difficult because your mind is fine, you feel like you're 25 and you can keep doing the same things, but the body rules and there are circumstances in which you have to be more cautious than before", he concluded about his latest injuries.