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Capello: 'For me, Messi is a genius; the rest are just great'

Capello: 'For me, Messi is a genius; the rest are just great'

Former England and Juventus manager Fabio Capello has spoken to Sky Sport about Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, who scored two goals last night in a 3-0 win for the La Liga giants over Premier League side Liverpool. 

"Messi? For 85 minutes maybe, he does not show great things, but then he invents a play for you. For me he is a genius, the others are only great players. Messi is like Maradona, like Pelé, illuminates the stadium.

"​When he was 16 he was already a spark, in a trophy Gamper played against me, when I was training at Juventus. They were already giving him to an Iberian Serie B team, but then they decided to keep him after showing his qualities."

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