Lionel Messi did not hide his disappointment after a bitter failure in the Spanish Super Cup.
Barcelona lost 2:3 to Madrid's Atletico on Thursday night and ended their fight for the first trophy of the season. On Sunday, two teams from the Spanish capital will face off for it.
The Catalans dominated most of the match and were leading 2:1 in the 80th minute, but defensive mistakes cost them dearly.
"Sad," - said L. Messi, who scored one of the two goals - "We played a good match. It was one of the few games where we had complete control. However, we gave the opponents a chance to come back into the fight at the very end.
It always hurts to lose, especially when you are fighting for a title. We played really good matches and it was just bad luck that we didn't win," - continued the Argentinian.
When asked if there is still confidence in coach Ernesto Valverde in the dressing room, L. Messi replied: "Yes... We are working to improve our game. Lately, even though we are league leaders, we haven't been playing well, but there was an exception today."
