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Michael Owen attacked for mentioning Liverpool Europe’s best team. The Reds legend then ‘ask for help’ Lionel Messi.
Liverpool just lost in the final Liga Champions. The Reds lost 0-1 to Real Madrid in the final which took place at the Stade de France, Paris, 29 May.
The defeat made Liverpool only able to win two titles in one season, after having had the opportunity Quadruple alias won four titles. Mohamed Salah et al only won the FA Cup and English League Cup, and lost in the Champions League and the English League.
Liverpool’s anticlimactic achievement, despite appearing consistently throughout the season, makes Owen dare to say that his former club is still the best in Europe. When he became a pundit for BT Sport, Liverpool was said to have only failed to win a trophy.
“Real Madrid got past them today but you also know everyone that it’s one game only once,” said Michael Owen to BT Sport.
“I still think Liverpool the scariest team in Europe and they just don’t have two big trophies to show for it. That would be the biggest bitter pill to swallow,” he said.
Owen’s comments were later ridiculed for feeling disrespectful to Real Madrid. Then, the former Liverpool striker for the 1996-2004 season used Lionel Messi’s tweet as an affirmation.
Messi, in his interview, did call Madrid not the best team despite winning the Champions League. It is this commonality of view that Owen uses to justify his statement.
Owen replied to a Twitter tweet, which included a quote from Messi about Madrid. The former England national team player then tweeted the words, “I am laughed at for saying this. Enough is enough,” he said.
Same as Liverpool, Real Madrid can also win two trophies this season. The difference is, Karim Benzema et al won the main title, namely the Spanish League and Champions League champions. In the Champions League alone, Madrid has now collected 14 championship titles.
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