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Getafe coach, Michel said that he Messi is better than Maradona. This was expressed in an exclusive interview with Gol TV

On many occasions been compared to Maradona and Messi has been speculated that the current Barcelona player is the successor of the famous Diego Armando. However, for the Getafe coach Michel, Messi exceeds the level of its 'predecessor'.

Michel had the opportunity to face Maradona when he played in the ranks of Real Madrid. Now, as coach of Getafe CF, had occasion to admire the play of Messi and why, knowingly, says that the Blaugrana striker is better than the 'Fluff'. "For me yes. I've played against Maradona and I can say that what I have seen Messi, I have not seen done by anyone since I'm in the football world and now I am getting closer to fifty years, "said the coach.

Getafe coach also had praise for another FC Barcelona, Xavi, which praised not only quality but also his character: "It is the largest because it is more modest." Finally released a tip for a player who is highly regarded: Cristiano Ronaldo. "When you lose physical strength and learn more knowledge of the game, be a better player, other than today," he said.

Leo Messi yesterday opened the scoring at minute 4 culminating with a fine finishing a major center of Alves continued on his part to a good triangulation of both Barca and got his official number 50 as Barca.

The Argentine ace, strong candidate for the Ballon d'Or 2008, reached the half hundred goals in the game tribute to Maxenchs Ricard and in a scene reminiscent of triomfants. Messi began to see door to the first team in the season Blaugrana 2004-05, when Frank Rijkaard gave him the option. And every year, Leo was more in terms filmmakers, without ever neglecting the facet of attendance.

In the campaign of his debut, brought a suit; in the next grade, he left the bar at 8; in the 2006-07 season, he went to 17, their best record so far in the 2007-08 campaign signed so many 16 and this course takes 8, always talking about official meetings.

Among the 50 achieved so much in five years Barca shirt with the stresses above all that Lionel marked him to Getafe in the Copa del Rey. But it has also left its mark through auction impossible, both of catch-as it endorsed recently at Atletico-o penalty, proving that his 21 years responsibility does not weigh

The Argentine Olympic selector, Sergio Batista, confirmed the 18 players who will participate in the Games in Beijing. Thus, Argentina will be attended by Lionel Messi, Sergio Agüero and Fernando Gago to defend the gold medal in Athens 2004 obtained.



The biggest uncertainty of the call was resolved with the inclusion of the Inter defence, Nicolas Burdisso, as a third player older than 23 years, before the negative Bayern Munich's Martin Demichelis to give in to and Deportivo La Coruna for this square had been for Fabricio Coloccini.

Besides Burdisso, Juan Roman Riquelme and Javier Mascherano will be the other two Olympic completing the list of Sergio Batista. Others who surprised by its inclusion on campus were Argentine Olympic Lautaro Acosta, new recruitment of Seville, and Boca defender youth, Luciano Munoz.

List summoned:
Goalkeepers: Oscar USTARI (Getafe) and Sergio Romero (AZ Alkmaar).

Defenders: Pablo Zabaleta (Espanyol), Luciano Monzon (Boca Juniors), Ezequiel Garay (Real Madrid), Nicolas Burdisso (Inter Milan), Federico Fazio (Seville) and Lautaro Acosta (Seville).

Midfielders: Fernando Gago (Real Madrid), Juan Roman Riquelme (Boca Juniors), Ever Banegas (Valencia), Javier Mascherano (Liverpool) and Jose Sosa (Bayern Munich)

Strikers: Diego Buonanotte (River Plate), Sergio Agüero (athletics Madrid), Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona), Ezequiel Lavezzi (Naples) and Angel Di Maria (Benfica).

Substitutes: Nicolas Navarro (Naples), Lucas Biglia (Anderlecht), Nicholas Young (Anderlecht) and Emiliano Insúa (Liverpool).