Football: Messi denies rift with Villa

Argentine superstar says do not look for problems where there are none.


Afp September 25, 2012
Football: Messi denies rift with Villa

MADRID: Argentine superstar Lionel Messi has insisted he is on good terms with Barcelona teammate David Villa after the two players had a heated exchange of words during their 2-0 victory over Grenada on Saturday. “I have absolutely no problem with Guaje [Villa’s nickname], in fact it is quite the opposite. Do not look for problems where there are none,” said Messi. Just before half-time in the Camp Nou clash, Messi blasted Villa for not passing the ball quickly enough, to which the former Valencia striker retorted in equally venomous fashion. “These are the kind of things that happen during a match and there was a lot of pressure on us to score the first goal and make the match easier.” Barcelona’s victory was their fifth in five matches in a perfect start to the season that already leaves them five points clear at the top of the league table.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 25th, 2012.

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