[Sport] Spanish league The idol of Real Madrid who does not doubt: "I consider myself privileged not to have played against Messi"

[Dr.Drako]

Fernando Hierro, idol of Real Madrid, spoke of Argentine football. The former defender praised Lionel Messi and Diego Armando Maradona, he also recalled the final with Boca at the 2000 Intercontinental Cup and the definition between River and 'Xeneize' at the Santiago Bernabéu. "I consider myself privileged not to have played against Leo Messi, Ha. Maradona was my idol in childhood. I could get rid of one but I could play with the other. What Messi is doing in the last 15 years is something out of the ordinary, "Hierro told Radio Continental." Boca He had a great team in 2000. We arrived in Tokyo after a game and Boca spent three weeks preparing. We went very cold and we were 0-2. That defeat with Boca taught us and helped a lot to win the next two Champions. It was difficult to take the ball from Riquelme, he knew the timing to handle the game at all times, "recalled the former defender.
 

"I had the chance to see the River stadium when I visited Argentina. I always said that I would have liked to see a Boca-River on the Boca pitch. I couldn't choose between one of them. The 2018 final I saw at my house, you could see the passion of the Argentine fan, they had a great behavior in Madrid, but at the same time it was a shame that it was not possible to play in their country, "said Hierro.