Czech Republic striker Mojmir Chytil expressed his preference for Messi this Saturday, a few days before facing Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal (Tuesday 9 p.m.).
“I have always been pro-Messi”said Czech Republic striker Mojmir Chytil with mischief on Saturday, who will face Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday in Leipzig (9:00 p.m.) for his first Euro 2024 match.
Ultra favorite of group F which also includes Georgia and Turkey, Portugal “is a team full of stars and so we have to prepare as best as possible”said the Slavia Prague player, at a press conference at their base camp in Hamburg, in northern Germany.
Does he fear Cristiano Ronaldo, 39? “I have always been pro-Messi”smiled Chytil, before specifying about the five-time Ballon d’Or: “But Ronaldo has had an exceptional career, one of the best of all time, I’m really looking forward to this match, and maybe we can give him a little bitter taste at the end”.
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Disagree with a teammate
His sidekick, defender David Zima, has another opinion:“CR7 is the best player in the world, and that’s still true today”he assured.
But “many Portuguese players would be in our starting eleven”he conceded, citing “Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva or Rafael Leao”.
“We believe in ourselves, we really want to win this match, even if a draw could be an acceptable result too”added Zima.
