{"id":1133563,"date":"2020-02-25T18:09:33","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T18:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1133563"},"modified":"2020-02-25T18:10:30","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T18:10:30","slug":"lionel-messi-playstation-gennaro-gattuso-napoli-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/lionel-messi-playstation-gennaro-gattuso-napoli-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Napoli v Barcelona: Lionel Messi &#8216;does things I see only on PlayStation&#8217;, says Gattuso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Napoli manager Gennaro Gattuso believes Lionel Messi has the ability to do things only capable &#8220;on the PlayStation&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Italian coach was giving his thoughts on the Argentine ace ahead of his side&#8217;s Champions League last-16 encounter against Barcelona on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Messi&#8217;s role versus Napoli: Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Barcelona take on Napoli in the Champions League last-16, with the first leg to be contested on Tuesday night in Italy.<\/li>\n<li>Napoli are yet to progress past the last-16 and face another tough task to see that scenario materialise this season.<\/li>\n<li>Gattuso faced Barca six times as a player for AC Milan, winning twice, drawing twice and losing twice.<\/li>\n<li>The Italian has since claimed Messi&#8217;s fleet-footed exploits transcend the physical turf.<\/li>\n<li>Messi will be hoping to banish past demons in this competition and guide Barca to European glory once more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7510326\/embed\/v4?image_option=fullsq\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Partenopei welcome Messi and Co. to the\u00a0Stadio San Paolo on\u00a0Tuesday night in the first leg of their knockout phase double-header.<\/p>\n<p>Former hatchet-man\u00a0Gattuso &#8211; who replaced Carlo Ancelotti in December &#8211; was under no illusions about the scale of the task at hand during his pre-match discussions, believing his side &#8220;<span>will have to suffer a lot&#8221; when Barca come to town.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Both\u00a0Gattuso and\u00a0Quique Setien will be making their coaching debuts in the Champions League in midweek, but the former is certainly wary of the threat\u00a0lying in wait for his players.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tomorrow we will have to suffer a lot, but I will be satisfied if we are not afraid, if we are alive, if we respect the opponent but if we play to our own strengths,&#8221; Gattuso told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lionel Messi? I have read whether to make a cage or not, but we need the collective game to combat someone like him, and it is not just him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is the best in the world, for how he has lived his entire career. He is always perfect, never a misplaced word, he is an example for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He does things that I only see on the PlayStation. He has an incredible quality and for years he has been the best of all time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sancho, Haaland, Hakimi &amp; Brandt | Meet Borussia Dortmund&#039;s Fantastic Four\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OpOpxJuRT0U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_QgsfA8W1TdLADOz0txpTg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Gattuso:\u00a0Diego is the god of football<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This will be the first time Messi has featured at the <span>San Paolo, the theatre of\u00a0Diego Maradona&#8217;s greatest club level accomplishments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Messi-Maradona debate has caused endless discussion in football discourse, and Gattuso has now weighed in with his own verdict.<\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;Diego is the god of football,&#8221; Gattuso said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;I never saw him play in person. 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