Sporting Lisbon midfielder Leandro Romagnoli has pinpointed Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi as the key danger-men ahead of his side's meeting with FC Barcelona in the Champions League...
The 27-year-old midfielder has never encountered Messi before on the pitch, but now that he's in Europe with Sporting he is eyeing a Champions League challenge against the blaugrana.
Speaking to RAC1 television, he said, "I am not going to discover him, because I am a great admirer of his and I know how difficult he is to stop.
"Both he and Eto'o can turn a match in one minute. I certainly hope that Messi doesn't pull off one of his specials."
Sporting travel to Barcelona on the 14th of September in preparation for the Champions League group stage opener on the 16th, with no league game in the middle.
"I'd have preferred to have played a league game so as not to lose our rhythm, but I hope that it doesn't affect our performance.
"Despite Barcelona's loss in Soria (to Numancia) we know that they have a strong team, but we'll go to Camp Nou looking to show what we're capable of, too."
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