The Milan legend believes the
Catalans' No.10 is destined
toleave a better legacy than Diego
Maradona and lauded the treble-
winners' talent
Italian legend Paolo Maldini has
predicted that Lionel Messi and his
current Barcelona comrades are
destined to break all the records.
In Luis Enrique's first season in charge
at Camp Nou, the Catalans won La Liga,
the Copa del Rey and the Champions
League to complete the second treble in
the club's history.
Having matched the achievements of
Pep Guardiola's 2009 side, Maldini
thinks Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez
can help Barca leave an even greater
mark in the history books in the coming
campaigns.
"Messi, Neymar and Suarez are
phenomenal and the statistics speak for
themselves," the iconic former defender
told Sky Sport .
"Barcelona have already made history
and the team's destined to break all the
records."
Maldini, who won five European Cups
and Champions League titles during his
illustrious AC Milan career, also thinks
that Messi could ultimately be
considered better than former Serie A
and international adversary Diego
Maradona.
"Leo Messi is the best player in the
world," he added. "From what I'm
seeing, he's approaching the point
where he is perhaps overtaking
Maradona in terms of everything he's
achieved in recent years."
Source:
www.goal.com