"Barcelona" team head coach Ernesto Valverde bowed to his team leader Lionel Messi. Yesterday the Argentine put on a solid performance against "Liverpool" and almost secured his club's path to the Champions League final (3:0). After the first semifinal match at the "Camp Nou" stadium, E. Valverde talked about the magnificent penalty kick by the player: "Lionel always surprises. The ball was very far from the goal and we didn't know what he was going to do. I don't know how, but he always manages to do it. I better not think about how L. Messi does it, but he always "shoots" when we need it the most. We needed to shake the dominating "Liverpool" team," - said E. Valverde. "Because of his playing style and ways to score, Lionel helped us win by a bigger margin, moreover, he will continue to intimidate our opponents."
