On the eve of El Clásico ... Ramos in a surprising conversation about "the enemy Messi"

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Despite the enmity between Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos at Barcelona, the Spanish defender did not brag about the Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi.Speaking of Messi before the "El Clásico" website on Sunday evening, Ramos praised the Argentine star, and stressed that he had "great respect" for him, in an interview with the "Jules" website."I think he is one of the best players in history, and he has great respect," said the 33-year-old Spanish defender.He added: "I hope Messi will not be in his day tomorrow, and if not, this means that we have accomplished our mission, and it will be better as well if we achieve a good result in the match."

 

Real Madrid faces their Catalan rivals at the top of the Spanish League at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, on Sunday, two points behind them at the top of the standings.The confrontation comes days after the club lost its "Royal" home stadium against Manchester City, by going to the round of 16 of the Champions League, in a match in which Ramos was sent off in the last minutes.Related newsRonaldo records a "very disappointing" number with Juventus5 angry words ... cameras capture Ramos after De Bruyne's goalThe key to winning

 

And on the way to stop Barcelona in the "El Clasico", Ramos said: "Exercising high pressure on them is risky but it causes them problems. In the past this did not happen much, perhaps because the teams respected them a lot, which allowed them to get the ball out of their area easily from defense." ."I think this is the key to winning, putting pressure on the field and trying to cut the ball from them, then we will bother them a lot," the Real Madrid captain added.

 

Ramos continued his speech on Messi: "I wish him the best as a professional fellow, provided that he does not influence us in a negative way."He added, "I have my full respect. I think he is among the best."Ramos and his teammates will try to snatch the lead from Barcelona, by defeating them in the match, because defeat will mean Barcelona are away by 5 points at the top, which will complicate the task of achieving the league title.