James Lawton Thinks Messi Could Be In For Rude Awakening:

"It is just as well so much of Lionel Messi's football has been spent in the company of the angels. Had it not been, even his most ardent admirers might now be reaching down for some cutting reproach after his astoundingly presumptuous claim that somehow the trophy at stake here in Rome tomorrow is, morally speaking at least, already locked away in the Barcelona trophy room." (Source)