Verratti reveals his first thought after Isco’s ruthless nutmeg
Verratti saw Isco’s midfield dominion first hand as he was ruthlessly nutmegged by Isco in the second half when Spain were already leading for 2-0.
“I suffered a lot against Isco”, Verratti told Spanish media in the Bernabeu mixed zone.
“I was taken aback by his performance. Not even Messi has come close to that level. When I saw his nutmeg, I felt like standing up and applauding too.”
Verratti and Italy’s disappointing performance came after Iniesta’s words of praise for the Psg ace.
“He [Verratti] is an amazing midfielder. He has an amazing sense of position and we will have to be very careful when we’ll defend tomorrow night”, Iniesta said on the eve of the game.