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Messi laments Barca loss to Liverpool
Lionel Messi has said FC Barcelona ’ s biggest mistake was failing to compete during the 0 – 4 defeat at Liverpool which sent them crashing out of the UEFA Champions League .
The Argentina forward compared the loss to the 0 – 1 loss his national team suffered against Germany in the final match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil .
“ It was as painful as losing the 2014 World Cup final with Argentina, ’’ he said .
It was his first news conference in over four years and his first media appearance since this month ’ s 4 – 3 semi – final aggregate defeat .
The usually tight – lipped Messi did not hold back in his criticism of Barca ’ s display at Anfield .
“ The first half wasn ’ t all that bad , but in the second ( half ) we didn ’ t even compete.
“ There was only one team on the pitch and that was the biggest mistake we could have made, ” Messi said ahead of Saturday’ s Copa del Rey final against Valencia .
“ The worst thing we could do , and what we cannot forgive ourselves for , is the fact that we did not compete. We let them walk all over us . ”
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