Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has explained what he told Lionel Messi after Barcelona knocked the Blues out of the Champions League on Wednesday.
After the final whistle Conte went over to Messi and was seen talking to the Barcelona star for a while as they walked off the pitch arm in arm.
Messi had earlier produced a masterclass to stun Chelsea, scoring after just two minutes, before setting up Ousmane Dembele for the second and then adding the third.
Conte on what he said to Messi at FT: When you have the opportunity to make a great compliment to Messi, it’s right to recognise a super, super, super top player.