Chelsea boss Antonio Conte congratulates Barcelona's Lionel Messi after the Wednesday encounter
Antonio Conte has described Barcelona star Lionel Messi as the best player in the world.
Conte lauded Messi after the impish Argentinian punished Chelsea's mistakes to send Barcelona through to the Champions League quarter-finals.
Conte took the opportunity to compliment Messi in person after the Argentina playmaker scored twice and made another for Ousmane Dembele in a 3-0 win which secured a 4-1 aggregate success for Barca.
'When you have the opportunity to make a great compliment to Messi, I think it's right,' Conte said.
The Chelsea manager continued:
'We are talking about an extraordinary player, the best in the world. I think we are talking about the player that can move the final result for every team that he's playing for. This type of player, (there is) one player born in 50 years.'
Conte also complimented his players, while feeling aggrieved his side were not awarded a penalty for a Gerard Pique challenge on Alonso when 2-0 down.
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