Messi: I did not expect this success

Lionel Messi said he was not expecting to have all this success during his career after receiving Tuesday the fifth Golden Boot, as Europe's top scorer last season. .

The Barcelona striker scored 34 goals in Primera Liga last season and won the fifth world championship title with a lead over Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus. Lionel Messi was ahead of Egyptian international Mohammed Salah, author of 32 goals in the Premier League, announced Messi Tuesday, at a concert in Barcelona: "I did not expect anything at all. success when I started my career. My dream was, of course, to be a professional player but I did not imagine all that. "

"It's thanks to the hard work and especially the efforts of my colleagues, we have the best players in the world at their posts and it makes my job easier to win prizes."

The best player in the world has been selected five times to win the final of the Champions League against Barcelona. "Lyon will be a complicated opponent," he said. Even if they are not among the strongest teams, they are serious and have shown that against Manchester City (the champions of England, winning the game at home 2-1) which is one of the best teams of the world, "and felt that" it will be difficult to qualify, but the opportunity exists for us.

And won the Lionel Messi Golden Shoe Argentina in the 2009-2010, 2011-2012, 2012-2013 and 2016-2017 seasons. His team led Barcelona to the Spanish league and to the King's Cup last season. The top scorer in the Primera Liga with 14 goals this season is ahead of any other top-five player in Europe.