Real Madrid WEREN'T the best team in Champions League, says Messi

Lionel Messi believes Real Madrid were not the best team in the Champions League this season and hinted his PSG side were the better side in their round of 16 clash.

Los Blancos won their 14th European crown after Vinicius Junior scored the only goal in Saturday night's final against Liverpool in Paris.

It was the culmination of a campaign that had seen Carlo Ancelotti's men defeat the likes of the Reds' Premier League rivals Manchester City and Chelsea on their way to the final at the Stade de France.

But arguably the greatest drama in their route to the final came in the last-16 tie against PSG, when Karim Benzema's stunning 17-minute hat-trick turned the second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid's favour.

It signalled another season of failure for the French champions in the competition, but speaking to Argentinian broadcaster TYC, 34-year-old star Messi still insists Madrid were not the best side to have played in it this season.

'The Real Madrid game killed us. The best team doesn't always win,' Messi said.

'Without taking anything away from Madrid, because they are the champions of Europe and they're always there or thereabouts, but they weren't the best team of this Champions League.

'The Champions League is about situations, key moments, psychological moments that take a team, where the slightest error can eliminate you and the those who are best prepared for those situations end up winning or reaching the final.'

Video: Carlo Ancelotti believes team can 'achieve something huge' (Daily Mail)

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