For the first time in forever, Lionel Messi spoke to the media before a Champions League match. As expected, the media room was full and everyone wanted to talk to the world's greatest footballer about his encounter with his friend and former coach, Pep Guardiola, when Barcelona and Bayern Munich meet at Camp Nou in the first leg of the European Cup semifinals.
But there's a catch: Messi kinda sorta maybe doesn't care about Guardiola that much anymore, especially now that Pep is at the other side.
For Leo, the return of the winningest coach in club history is cool as a story line and a tribute video and a round of applause from the fans and all that fine stuff, but the thing that matters on Wednesday is the actual game.