Greek defender Costas Manolas, the Napoli player, believes his team is able to overthrow Barcelona from the Champions League, confirming that Lionel Messi, the Barca captain, is the best in the world.

And Napoli is a guest of Barcelona at the "Camp Nou" stadium, next Saturday, in the second leg of the 16th Champions League, knowing that the first leg ended in Italy with a tie (1-1). "I met Totti and he motivated me, and he told me, 'Come on, Manolas, do it again, the Camp Nou stadium will be empty and it will leave a great impact,'"

said Manolas, quoted by the Italian website, " Toto Mercato ".

"I see that Messi is the best in me." The world, in terms of his quality and his football genius, but I am optimistic and we are not afraid of his talent, the pressure is great on them, and it will be a great challenge for us. "

And he continued: "I hope that my soul will recover. He is an important player for us, and I am fine. The pain that I felt in my rib has disappeared."

He concluded: "We are looking forward to reaching the next round, and I know very well how Barcelona are excluded from the Champions League."

It is worth noting, that Manolas previously scored a famous goal that ousted Barcelona from the Champions League in 2018, when he was a player in the ranks of Rome.