Lionel Messi claps back at Kylian Mbappe’s claim of Euro being more competitive than the World Cup

Lionel Messi 'disagrees' with Kylian Mbappe's claim that the Euros are more difficult to win as compared to the FIFA World Cup.

Lionel Messi claps back at Kylian Mbappe’s claim of Euro being more competitive than the World Cup

Lionel Messi & Kylian Mbappe have contrasting opinions when it comes to the Euros being more competitive than the World Cup (Via IMAGO)

Lionel Messi is a genius, both on and off the pitch. With the Copa America and Euros just around the corner, the Argentine No.10 has come forward to ‘reply’ to Kylian Mbappe‘s claim about the latter in a recent interview.

Earlier, the France captain and Real Madrid star proclaimed that the Euros were more difficult to win as compared to the World Cup. His comments stirred the pot quite a lot as fans and followers got into heated debates regarding the same. Recently, Messi shared his thoughts on Kylian Mbappe‘s comments regarding the level of football in Europe and South America.

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Everyone values what they play. The Euros are very important, but that leaves our Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, who have won the competition many times. In the World Cup, all the best teams are there and that's why everyone wants to win it.
Lionel Messi told ESPN Argentina

Many have praised the Argentine for his ‘accurate’ opinion on the same. The 36-year-old is a World Cup champion and a Ballon d’Or winner among other things.

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All eyes on France as Kylian Mbappe and co. prepare to battle it out in Group D

The Euros in Germany kick off with the hosts taking on Scotland on the 15th of June. Even though Les Bleus don’t play their first game of the tournament until the 18th, all eyes are fixed on the newly revealed Real Madrid superstar and his supporting cast as they prepare to make amends for the embarrassing result in the previous edition.

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The Frenchman has his eyes set on the 2024 Euros title (Via X/@ESPNFC)

France get things started against Austria on the 18th, before taking on the Netherlands and Poland in their next two group stage games. Coach Didier Deschamps has had to reshuffle his starting line-up extensively in the build-up to the tournament following the retirements of Hugo Lloris and Raphael Varane. The surprising inclusion of Ngolo Kante is also set to disrupt France‘s opposition at the tournament.

Brice Samba is the frontrunner to take the spot between the sticks while William Saliba is a strong candidate to fill in the spot left by Varane. That being said, Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Antoine Griezmann will be out to prove a point in order to prevent the failure at the 2021 Euros from repeating itself. France have all the firepower they need to win the competition for the first time since 2000.

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