London's "Chelsea" coach Jose Mourinho believes that the influence of "Barcelona" leader Lionel Messi on results is so great that the Argentine could lead any English team to triumph in the Champions League.
"Do you doubt that "Man City" wouldn't be able to win the Champions League with L. Messi? Or London's "Arsenal" and "Chelsea"? Or "Man Utd"? You don't think so? But I do," - said the Portuguese.
"One thing is the team, another is the club with Lionel. These are different stories. He played in the Champions League final with Josep Guardiola, he'll compete there with Luis Enrique's team. If one day the Argentine plays for Antanas, Antanas will reach the final of this tournament.
When people compare clubs, they must remember that this guy makes a difference," Mourinho said.
"Every time I have to play against Messi, I spend hours analyzing his game to try to contain him. Many times we succeeded, but not always. With "Inter" in the semi-finals, we managed to cover him up.
Every time I think not how to stop him, but how to make the attacker play a tough match. This is the best we can do."
