The best is just one, the best is Messi | Pep Guardiola | Champions League

Leo Messi will always be Number One to Pep Guardiola, even though German legend Lothar Matthaus says Robert Lewandowski is now the best player in the world.
HaytersTV - Sport Up Close. We go behind the scenes with the biggest names in football to bring you interviews, training, news, live coverage, fans’ voices and madcap moments. If you love sport, you’ll love Hayters TV. Subscribe now!
-------
FOLLOW 🔥HAYTERSTV🔥ON SOCIAL MEDIA 👍
INSTAGRAM - hayterstv?...
FACEBOOK - bit.ly/2HKsLL8
TWITTER - bit.ly/2sZCj0j
SUBSCRIBE on KZbin - bit.ly/1T5QtVm
#Messi #Guardiola #Lewandowski

[@gabrielstrk7780]

As a City fan I am shaking my head everytime I hear Sterling and Messi in the same sentence. Typical England mentality tho.

[@joooeeeyyy5671]

@shutup its not about the goals messi is a better passer, a better dribbler, a better crosser and a better playmaker and messi could play in many positions you cant just talk about goals

[@leecooper1644]

English people don't even think Sterling is comparable to Messi. It's just the media looking for a good soundbite

[@aperson4340]

There’s only about 4 or 5 players in football history you can put in the same sentence as messi and it’s not disrespectful... and he’s much better than all of them

[@DuckyVanya]

Lol he's not "much better" he's not even "much better" than the current 2nd best player over the course of their careers.

[@Pako_equis]

@BigPoppa Z 2nd best player is messi. Pele Messi Maradona Ronaldinho R9 Cristiano

[@rohansohan3913]

"I wanted to make Messi best player in the world, but he ended up making me the best Coach" Pep Guardiola... Pep leaves Barcelona about 8 years ago but he's still stunned by Messi's talent and his class he knows that Messi is the only one there is, these things we could see on his face Everytime when he talks about Leo💓

[@rohansohan3913]

@Football Madrid who?

[@ggsinkon2834]

Yup

[@gentlechime1615]

Birds of a feather flock together. How many trophies did Pep win with Spain as a player? How many Ballon d'Ors? How many has Messi won with Argentina?

[@rohansohan3913]

@@gentlechime1615 Messi is considered by many as greatest Footballer ever i think thats enough, Pep has played under Cryuff in Barca and Coached some of biggest clubs in world...now you tell me what have you done in your life? who are you? who knows you?

[@gentlechime1615]

@@rohansohan3913 You don't have to take it personal. Argue logically. Present facts to back your argument. Tell me the trophies Guardiola won with Spain as a player. We know Zidane won almost all the international trophies. Pirlo was a freekick specialist, always nominated among first ten for Ballon d'Or. Let us know when somebody is as good as his fans say and when the person is living under the glory of others. No offences but if this offends I am sorry and I will not talk about it gain.

[@RaiseTheSpirit]

I'm sorry but comparing Sterling to Messi is an absolute joke!! Sterling, fantastic player for sure... but maaaaan no one on the planet would even consider comparing him to Messi.

[@jkj10]

well, they did that wih Ronaldo and Messi too, so people are capable of making rediculous comparisons.

[@jkj10]

@Niranjan Rajesh there’s probably one player on this planet with such a natural gift in football, for all the others it’s more like work. If people start to compare others with Messi then they simply don’t know anything about football 😉

[@jkj10]

@Niranjan Rajesh you're funny :D

[@jkj10]

@Niranjan Rajesh I'm a fan of Neymar, even with all the diving and whining, but there can only be one. Pure natural talent.

[@mjmulenga3]

There is one person on the planet that compares himself to Messi. We all know him. 😂

[@_yo_itz_me_]

"No coach can claim that they taught leo something" - Quique Dominguez (Messi's childhood coach)🙂

[@sgh9114]

Beautiful comment, thank you : D

[@midget420]

That’s not really true. Guardiola taught messi when to dribble and when to pass. Cruyff: once messi learns when to dribble and when to pass, he won’t win one ballon dor but 6 or 7

[@allstarbury]

Messi said himself he is thankfull to Rijkaard .For what his done to him .

[@pattybi6506]

But Leo said himself that Pep helped open his vision and straighten his intuition

[@mickeymorris3017]

MESSI = GOAT. Amen.

[@_ajamad]

Amen

[@SwagStyleMoney]

no fuckin doubt

[@sportsmania8521]

Why?

[@ARYANKUMAR-yp2qw]

@@raihanahmed3872 soo Messi is the goat

[@bxnjx1812]

Amen

[@jeremyvanbriesies1940]

Pep is a top notch coach ....he have seen the best of the best players one can imagine ....If he says Messi is the best , he surely knows what he is talking about

[@omairsh8]

But youtube armchair experts will have you believe otherwise 😂

[@MarkSmith-er7fe]

hed be a rubbish manager if he had no money to spend

[@Hoenietdan]

@@MarkSmith-er7fe lol no

[@earendilthebright5402]

@@MarkSmith-er7fe we found the dumbass

[@bessboss107]

@@MarkSmith-er7fe with that logic being said zidane would be a rubbish manager without money

[@themezzymahon]

Messi is the 🐐 in other words Pep. 😍

[@obfuscator9012]

" The best is one..The best is Messi " - Pep

[@HaytersTV]

like it

[@orangeslice316]

0:56 Pep's reaction to Messi level lol

[@reinhardvanastrea4235]

0:52 wait what? Who said sterling is at 'nearly' Ronaldo - Messi level?

[@hafwontmiss]

who else if not the english journalists, they hype you up so they can ruin you when you dont perform

[@zakattack7896]

Deluded to compare GOATS like CR7 Messi to Sterling

[@Rayhuntter]

@@hafwontmiss they hype up coz they're clueless and deluded morons.

[@ScaroMK]

Lol Sterling is absolute shite

[@Gma00001]

@@ScaroMK Lol no he is very good

[@akshayrathod9557]

Props to this 🐐 coach for controlling laugh at 0:57

[@youssefgergis7360]

truee.. he nearly cracked a laugh there. lol

[@bubacarrsanneh3519]

Messi is the best forever and ever

[@Iman-sr7ih]

tell us something we didn't know.

[@shahqibxd254]

@@Iman-sr7ih tell us something you dont text always

[@chosen_ones777]

@@shahqibxd254 He or she never texts about Celine Dion and Mette Frederiksen.

[@hfrqq]

onizuk a ronaldo is better

[@thegreatpickle1548]

@@hfrqq maybe in his dreams

[@yoealesho595]

MESSI IS NUMBER 10 9 12 11 5 6 3 4 20 25 30 2 AND SO ON

[@Iman-sr7ih]

tell us something we didn't know.

[@Pant10]

@@Iman-sr7ih he is not number 8 No.8 is INIESTAAAAA

[@kakilanggar3104]

@@Iman-sr7ih he is not a coach

[@JoeMama-sd2kl]

He is not a GK hahahah

[@havertzthefuturegoat2518]

he's not a 5 or 4 or 3, those are defending postions (cb)

[@sanjaykrishnan8379]

0:50 I laughed so hard after that journalist's question 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@4sportsfans366]

Its very happy to see pep caring messi like his Son .. Love you pep for taking care oh him

[@TheShmirghel]

Leo Messi you are the heart of Barcelona! You are the heart of us all. The whole world loves you! One bad result will never change that! Stay forever light of our world! NEVER LEAVE US!!!

[@user-ei4ck2nj9j]

Are you still alive?

[@RisavChakrabortysc]

@@user-ei4ck2nj9j alive and running ..eh ?? 😉

[@eunitanafula2671]

Messi said ronaldinho was the one who brought change in Barcelona FC

[@observever7808]

I love how even if sterling was his player, he is stern about Ronaldo and Messi being on another level. Didn't try to give out fake dreams👍🏻

[@thegreatestofalltimelm1014]

I cant understand how the Media think that Sterling is comming close in the Level from Leo and Christiano idiots Medias from England 👏 Pep says one Fact no one can Compared to Leo and Christiano they are on a Diferent Level #LongLivesKingLeo 🐐👑🦁🇦🇷

[@chosen_ones777]

As a Real Madrid fan wrote in another forum some years ago. CR is by far the Worlds best footballer cause Messi is playing another sport we still haven't learned. Of course meaning that he's on his own level. Unreachable for others.

[@timberhoff]

most people dont even know who sterling is. That level is unreachable for him no matter how hard he tries. He is a good top 50 player in the world though.

[@Ali-ib5in]

timberhoff lmao he is easily a top 10 player in the world

[@michaelfellner9822]

@@Ali-ib5in sterling a t10 player in the world? "easily"? your clueless mate. Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Mbappe, Lewandowski, de Bruyne, Mane, Salah, Firmino, van Dijk .. just 10 but there are also many others ( even if you guy by offensive players only ) .. i like Sterling and respect how he developed but hes not even close of beeing in the Top 10.

[@ivan2026]

Michael Fellner Firmino is not top 10 either

[@eddiejamison]

“No body can compare with Messi & Cristiano” Amen. No one ever will. Absolute different level.

[@Teddy-ke6xh]

Don’t say “ever” we always see new faces, people said the exact same thing with Maradona and Pele, and now look Ronaldo and Messi emerged

[@dt5beats892]

@@Teddy-ke6xh messi and Ronaldo are both so unbelievably clear of Pele and Maradona lmao

[@Teddy-ke6xh]

DT5 Beats what’s that supposed to mean? Are They’re worse? That’s a funny joke

[@dt5beats892]

@@Teddy-ke6xh do you not know what clear means grandad? Means they’re levels better, on another level to those overrated oldies, especially Pele

[@Teddy-ke6xh]

DT5 Beats oh my fault I didn’t know what clear means in this context, sorry bro I don’t know every Variation of clear Smart guy, oh my god I’m a grandad now because I don’t know a word 🙀

[@Dennis213100]

I honestly don't know how he could keep a straight face after getting asked the question wether you think Sterling is the same level as Messi.

[@softy7745]

Messi is the best player in history of football

[@Iman-sr7ih]

tell us something we didn't know.

[@jonpool9030]

@@Iman-sr7ih Messi is an international donkey

[@fabriciopucheta8109]

@@jonpool9030 lol

[@ariangoleh]

Yes but after Ronaldo 👽 Good day 🤟

[@jonpool9030]

@zakaria djouzi neither have you seen Messi carry his team to 3 major final. So what's your point?

[@amirullazim8061]

Imagine Messi reunited with Pep in Man City. That EPL going insane very very insane . 😆🤗

[@faizulanuar2474]

Not only because Pep by now is an experienced manager who has won a lot of trophies, but he was also a top player during an era full of great players as well, thus its really means something when he said nobody can compare to Cristiano and Messi. These two have really been out of this world. Another example you can see is by watching Di Baggio's video of him watching THE match against Arsenal live. Just look at Di Baggio's jaw dropped at Messi performance.

[@MaxeW_SW]

Messi is just the best of all time and for ever. We will never have the chance to watch a Master at work like him. NEVER EVER.

[@messienthusiast7154]

*Leo Messi, The Greatest Player Ever in the History of Football 🐐👽🔥*

[@eunitanafula2671]

It's just that you're obsessed with him. But critically he's not the best

[@yes-wh1zj]

@@eunitanafula2671 then who's the greatest then in your opinion and why If you are gonna say Cristiano don't bother

[@eunitanafula2671]

@@yes-wh1zj I don't believe in that one greatest player. That's a vague observation and conclusion. It only happens if it occurred that he played single handedly against the other 11 players and won.

[@eunitanafula2671]

For me and to the others who happen to watch Ronaldinho plays and his videos will automatically say he's one the greatest. I've watched other players offcourse but ronaldinho won my heart.

[@yeetyeet8577]

@@eunitanafula2671 Winning your heart doesn't make him the greatest.🤣🤣🤣

[@illpacifikmusic]

I like how he shut down the English hype comparing Sterling to Messi and Ronaldo.

[@iLuciferXx]

We need messi and guardialo together one more time

[@gentlechime1615]

Maybe Pep should take Argentina national team so they can reunite.

[@nsov2546]

@@gentlechime1615 his spanish?

[@linponchel7136]

@@nsov2546 as manager

[@llam9876]

Thank you for compiling these videos together.

[@zubairpos0079]

Who’s here after Messi is linked to city?

[@hafwontmiss]

Watch messi play and you see a god, watch ronaldo you see the best athelete on the planet, they both great but there can only be one and thats messi

[@marioverspucino1844]

There are lots of players in the nba who are Overall better Athlets than him

[@mimimasdf]

Mario Verspucino Literally Ronaldo being a footballer jumps way more than anyone, he’s an elite athlete

[@calmnokeep9236]

Ronaldo always delivers tho. Might not be as pretty as Messi sometimes but if you need to call one of them to decide a game that determines the fate of ur life u would call Mr Cristiano Ronaldo

[@sumzk]

@@calmnokeep9236 Messi contributes in way more ways, I remember the ucl semi vs Bayern in 2015 away leg, Neymar scored both goals, Suarez got both assists but Messi created both plays, you won't find those on paper. Taking nothing away from Ronaldo

[@sumaiyaislam3811]

Actually Cristiano Ronaldo & Messi are same standard players. They both are different in their way of viewing the game & implementing their skills. But, literally I don't find much difference in quality between them overall.

[@SniperElite_UK]

It’s a honor to life at the same time Messi was a football player.

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

live

[@marioverspucino1844]

You can‘t teach that speed that messi and Ronaldo possess. Their shoot is also a gift.

[@HaytersTV]

There is more to Messi than speed and shooting, though

[@debmalyachatterjee22]

@@HaytersTV and you couldn't analyze Ronaldo?

[@phantomsniper9191]

The guy who said Sterling is at the same level as Messi and Ronaldo must have been drunk and booted out by his missis🤣😂🤣🤣😂

[@JollymixYT]

I would love to see pep and Messi work together again. Thats my dream

[@adiaminwahab-3706]

Soon

[@omairsh8]

He should have joined City instead of PSG. Pep and Messi were a match made in football heaven

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

@@omairsh8 When he wanted to leave in 2019, Barto didn't let him. He could have joined Man City then. When they kicked him out, Man City could no longer afford him as they had bought Grealish. Barto really f... up Messi. He caused him so much grief and a whole season of suffering in PSG. Messi is back in form though.

[@mrg.8754]

Hear the best coach ever telling the truth...

[@LionelMessi-hw1sg]

MESSI

[@cislatrans1842]

Pep Guardiola has managed his team to 100+ goals in all competitions in every season in his coaching career 2008/09 Barcelona 2009/10 Barcelona 2010/11 Barcelona 2011/12 Barcelona 2013/14 Bayern 2014/15 Bayern 2015/16 Bayern 2016/17 Man. City 2017/18 Man. City 2018/19 Man. City 2019/20 Man. City 2020/21 Man. City #UCL

[@elcharo10]

In these years, he only failed to win the league 3 times

[@willyc.8141]

1:03 more than you believe, more than you believe🤣

[@Iamreal11xingping]

destiny still arrives

[@Lot12345]

Messi 💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓

[@larungbatojutsu2427]

Well i remember the day pep, came to city. And ask city players "is there lionel messi here" and city's player just looking at each other until pep asked again "is there lionel messi here" until city's player answer "No" then pep saying like "good, because only messi i will not keep in bench, and only messi can sulks if he is benched" coming from a coach that's the highest praise given to a player and what a speech to crush down the players ego.

[@skzaman1305]

Yes. He is above all, above world class. He belongs to his own class.

[@rajmalla5310]

when u talk about messi barcelona comes to your mind and when u talk about Barcelona messi is right in its heart

[@erfan.]

Great self-control for not bursting out laughing to that question in 0:50 😂 I would have embarrassed myself laughing if I heard that question 🤣🤣

[@vishnumk107]

Messi 🐐

[@Lot12345]

Leo 🔥🔥❣️❣️😭😭😭😍😍😍

[@maxphilly]

He knows Messi can do things that no player has ever even in joke matches could ever dream of doing he is insanely overpowered

[@atulofau9006]

What i like about this man he transforms many people into the best they could.

[@edwardinho0191]

REUNITED 🔥🔥🔥

[@amoghkrishna4417]

God of football Lionel Messi 🔥🔥🔥

[@popthatbeep]

I love how Pep always tag ronaldo along every time he was asked questions like this about messi. Dude had experienced how big of an impact when you put messi and ronaldo in one league

[@leejackson9054]

Can’t argue

[@anandhakrishnas399]

There is only one GOAT and that is MESSI🔥

[@razzakbd5646]

he is respect all the club and country player thats why he is a great coach

[@juulutpoulsen3018]

I'm glad Pep acknowledges his importance to FCB bc of rivalry between Real on trophies. If barca wins the league again it will be Messis 11th. In 15 yrs...how crazy is that. So many players and coach changes he doesnt need a challenge to go to other leagues to prove himself.

[@mpampismpampis12]

He was right Messi is the most important player at barcelona's history

[@musearchives]

Messi and Ronaldo are just not meant to be in this planet. They came to this earth to show us what football is all about

[@rachithadesoysa423]

Sterling is way better over Messi when it comes to diving. 😂😂

[@alejandro194]

Pep and Messi had a Love Story.

[@beblessed7985]

anyone here after the big news regarding messi's transfer?

[@steverichards575]

The best way to get a great price for a footballer Is to say how fantastic he is . buyers love to listen

[@apisaiatira1713]

True words from Pep. The best is Messi 🐐.

[@TheShmirghel]

Leo, Ets el regal de Déu per a tots nosaltres. Ets la nostra raó per viure en aquest món. Si us plau, el nostre estimat cor, no marxi mai!

[@sumaiyachowdhury8967]

The best is just one, the best is Messi

[@dinandaudhoe2192]

Messi🐐🐐🐐🔥🔥🔥

[@victormunoz405]

Sterling is light year away from MESSI the same with penaldo, MESSI is the truly star in the SKY period.

[@Billnam691]

I don't understand why pep and other people talking about how much Leo walks and never bring up how much he ran when he was younger, and also they bring up how the other leagues are more physical than the Spanish leagues, but if they would remember the hits he took in the classicos against Real Madrid and practically every team he played against Chelsea and the other opponents in the champions league, who were physical, and I'm not saying that it happened always just the first 5 years or so, after that as he had more experience and the opponents realized that it brought cards and as he got better with free kicks goals, it's not about how or why but you hear people say oh he never runs, but the videos are there for all to see, but I see now the ideas behind his walking, but maybe it doesn't matter really, because when I watch him when he was younger I could tell how much I and others appreciate what he could do and how he could change a game, and that works for me and that all that matters, him and Ronaldo were really a pleasure, and now some of these younger players are and will feel the same pleasure watching as I have, as long as they can survive these extended 2 or 3 continent long world cups played over 2 months plus the traveling doesn't exhaust them.

[@MyWissam]

I like Guardiola ... wherever he coaches.

[@comman_man3890]

Managers know football technically and they know Messi is the best.

[@roset3887]

He is telling the truth

[@sultanroy394]

1:20-1:22 that's it PERIOD!!

[@maddoxguy]

💯 facts

[@sauravsastry]

Because of messi pep guardiola was able to win champions league

[@anodyne57]

He would be the first to admit it too. He's no fool.

[@photobia6593]

Was the journalist high when he included Raheem Sterling in comparison with Messi??

[@Herc11355]

Great player but what a freaking joke. I don't think the journalist has been following soccer for too long to make that kind of asinine comparison

[@armadoleon9953]

It is the true, nobody can compare to Messi, he is the best no questions asked, period.

[@freddieoldrey9008]

You simply just can’t compare messi and ronaldo

[@kanishkkashyap9283]

You can look at Pep's face when the reporter makes the Sterling to Messi comparison...if he wasn't on TV Pep would have handed it to the reporter!

[@thinhdinh2409]

he's right. nobody cant compare with Cr7 and M10. They had created amazing race ever

[@barcahebo.3637]

Hes 100% right 🤙💯

[@GujjarAttack]

0:50 Casually showing off his Richard Mille. What model is that?

[@NothingSussed]

Please Messi to man city ❤

[@JustinDuong]

No one is better than Lionel Messi. Messi is football. Stop comparing him to anyone.

[@herecomesthemoney1220]

if you are a football player u will know you can't compare CR7 and Messi ... simple! They are both incredible

[@alexcla9445]

You also know that Messi can go toe to toe with Ronaldo in terms of goal ratio, even though he a lot of times is a midfielder. This fact alone shows who is the GOAT, but CR7 is also phenomenal a he is far above everyone else not named Messi.

[@David91690]

When they was both just in Spain tho tbf Ronaldo’s ratio was better tbh it’s only because his been at 4 different clubs it differs he had 438 appearances for Madrid but had more goals then appearances 450 or maybe slightly more

[@PrashantSharma-xq4st]

Who won more pichichi during his time in laliga

[@MyWissam]

I think he will be getting Messi back, and together they will win CL.

[@abhinavkrishna1858]

"When you coach Leo, you will become a player "

[@stevenalderley9036]

It is possible for a player to be as good as Messi...Messi is a human who kicks a ball around for a living...he's not an alien doing things nobody else can. I don't think Sterling has ever been on the level of Messi he was struggling to get game time for City towards the end of his time there. But I don't think anyone can say "it isn't possible for anyone to ever be as good as Messi". That is for each young player in his own right to show us.

[@worldfootball2048]

Messi = goat = amen

[@sandeepbartaula9583]

Our boss 💓💓

[@dragsterbabai8493]

Messi is the 👑 of football ⚽

[@filoriketi1881]

All the people that ask these kinds of questions have ** no clue ** how the game is played and how Messi understands and plays, he is on a different level and depth the way he maneuvers and plays with the ball transcends a regular player and that is what Guardiola is trying to explain to these pundits of the game

[@matthewmendy922]

Messssssssssi

[@maazkhan4915]

I am surprised how city hasn't signed the GOAT by now

[@user-pn3fb9eo5i]

How can you be so obtuse Pep, is it deliberate?

[@xander7082]

The best football manager in the world has spoken.

[@vasileiosseimenis9230]

messi is the messiah of football

[@johnfernandes3681]

That's it, Messi is the GOAT

[@prasadsadaphule2506]

Straight and forward

[@Altair.1187]

Messi is one of a kind, I am truly not sure we are going to see anyone like him in the next 100 years if not ever.

[@FRAN-tx1wt]

Ok Messi tenía que dejar claro en el vestuario PSG La clase de jugador que es cuando lo dejan jugar al fútbol . Es un tío especial Pep Feliz Navidad

[@ferhatzorro47akyuz56]

MESSI UND PEP. PEPSI

[@c.j.c7919]

Guardiola and Ferguson are my two favorite managers ever 😭😂😭😂