Quique Setien has disputed Lionel Messi's claim that Barcelona cannot win the Champions League.

Club captain, Messi admitted earlier this month his Search for a fifth title was going to be futile unless Barcelona could quickly improve the standard of their performances.

"Now, everyone has their opinion and they are all very respectable" Messi told Sport

Mine is based on the fact that I was lucky to play the Champions League every year and I know that it is not possible to win i by playing as we have been playing."


"misunderstood" when he arrived in the Barcelona hot set in January and immediately claimed the Catalan giants have the ability to win the Champions League However, the former Real Betis manager has stood by his original claim and insists Barca can dindi Europe's top prize.

Messi's words I think have created a big debate," Setien told beiN Sports

We are convinced that we can win the Champions League. We have to improve some things, but without a doubt we are convinced that the team has the potential to win the Champions League.

Barcelona remains in this season's Champions League and await the second leg of their last 16 tie with Napoli when the season resumes.

The first leg ended in a 1-1 draw at the Stadio San Paolo, with Antoine Griezmann equalising for the visitors after Dries Mertens opener.

Elsewhere, Setien has guided Barcelona to a slender two point advantage over rivals Real Madrid at the top of La Liga.

However, the 30 time winners crashed out of the Copa del Rey to Athletic Bilbao in February and suffered a disappointing Clasico defeat to Real in March.

La Liga is set to continue next month after being given the green light to resume from June 8 by the Spanish prime

Real Madrid striker, Luka Jovic has received significant interest from Milan.

Luka Jovic's start to life at Real Madrid hadn't exactly gone to plan for him.

He's struggled to obtain playing time behind club legend Karim Benzema, he has faced criticism from his national team coach, he got into trouble for breaking quarantine rules in Serbia, and he most recently suffered a fractured foot.

That said, the 22-year-old has a world of potential. He scored 20 goals in the 2018 2019 Bundesliga season for Eintracht Frankfurt, which is why Zinedine Zidane and Los Blancos decided to pay 60 mil lion euros to the Bundesliga club for his services.

Jovic could play a key role for Real in 20202021 with increased playing time as Benzema's backup, as Los Blancos must figure

Willian has admitted that he is in a difficult situation at Chelsea as the Brazil international enters the final weeks of his current deal at Stamford Bridge.

The experienced attacker, as it stands would be out of contract at the end of June, although it is understood that his deal will be extended if the 2019-20 Premier League campaign is allowed to resume The 31-year-old is thought to be unlikely to stay with Frank Lampard's side beyond the end of the current sense, though with Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur both said to be monitoring developments.

Willian has said that he wants a three-year contract at Chelsea, but the club are only prepared to offer a age of 30. two-year deal as the attacker is over the

It's a difficult situation because Chelsea offered me two years and they are not going to change what they offered. I said 1 wanted three more years" Willian told Esporte Interativo.

"The situation is difficult because of this I really don't know if it will be possible to stay). My goal is to continue working and focus on the remainder of the season, so that Chelsea can continue winning games.

have a clear head and I'm focused for the rest of the season that we have left I think it's difficult to say) Let's see what happens

Willian has scored seven times and registered six assists in 37 appear ances at club level this season

Mauricio Pochettino Is being linked with Real Madrid 10 Spot Run Madrid was keen to the former Tottenham boss

Pochettino was looking for his next project and had been heavily linked with.

the Newcastle job, hold the Saudi-led tulee trugh But Real Madrid President, Florentino Perez would consider sacking Zinedine Zidne this summer and replacing him with Pochettino Real Madrid was thought to be happy with Zidane, but given Pochettino is on the market, Perez was keeping the Argentine at the back of is mind if Zidane doesn't deliver a trophy this term

French Ligue 1 side, Lille Has ranged for a private aircraft for its prized Nigerian striker. Victor Osimhen, to enable him come to Nigeria for the burial rites of his late father, Mr. Patrick Osimhen who died on Saturday

Rodern East Mid FA Chan This was contained in a statement by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, while commiserating with the striker over the death of his father Pinnick, who expressed grief among the Nigerian football family over the passing of the patriarch of the Osimhen family, said he had spoken with the player and confirmed the armangement by Lille to ensure Victor comes to short Klopps one else Nigeria to be with his family


He added that the NFF had applied for the landing permit to enable the aircraft land at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos, but were yet to recieve response from the Ministry of Aviation

"I have spoken to Victor Osimhen and expressed the row of the NFF and the entire Nigerian football family. His club, Lille OSC of France has given him a private aircraft to come to Nigeria to be with his family and probably for the burial rites. We have applied for landing permit, but we are yet to get this

U17 World Cup with an support of the hilly this challen moment for the young family

The loss of the action ment of heartbreak for one We condole with Victor (Osimhen) at this moment and pray that God will this late father tema rest, while also granting the family the fort tude to be the great los"

Osimhen is the record holder for number of goals at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, after wanting the top Sir Chile with 10 the 2015 in as the Golden Eaglets cruised to a fifth title and scored four pouls for Ne o level, including three in the Super Eagles 2021 Africa Cup Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Lesotho late last year He was involved in all four goals a Lesotho in Macro, scoring two and providing assists for the other two, Nigeria got a firm hold on leadership of her AFCON qualifying pool

He had also shone for the U23 team, ing three of four goals that tumed the table against Libya in 2019 U23 AFCON Qualify.


The gangling forward had scored 19 goals in all competitions for French Ligue 1 club, Lille OSC this season, prompting keen inter est from top teams in England