🚨 Joel Huiqui on his conversation with Lionel Messi during Cruz Azul vs. Inter Miami: 🗣️ “It was just a casual conversation. I told him, ‘Leo, you really don’t slow down, do you? After all these years, you’re still finding ways to cause problems for every team you play against.’ I spent hours trying to figure out how we were going to limit him, but within 15 minutes of the game, I realized a lot of what we had planned wasn’t going to work. He just laughed. I asked him how he continues to do it, and he said he honestly doesn’t know. He said it’s just something that comes naturally to him. A few seconds later, he nutmegged one of our players and I just had to laugh. That’s Messi. He’s a player I’ve admired for a long time and someone you always want to watch. It’s a privilege to have a player like that in front of you. Even when he scores against you, sometimes you can’t even be angry with your players. You just have to appreciate what you’ve witnessed.”