Messi and Tevez primed for battle in Berlin

Posted Friday, May 29, 2015 by Marca.com

The Champions League final will be dominated by the battle between fellow countrymen Leo Messi and Carlos Tevez.

The driving forces behind Barcelona and Juventus will lock horns on 6th June in Berlin, where the spotlight will be firmly placed on the Argentine pair and what they can do.

The Argentina internationals have already sized each other up for the cameras of Premium Sport, which sought to sound them out ahead of the big final in Berlin.

"We know it won't be easy, but we have the chance to be champions again and that's what the club and all of us wish for," Messi said.

"We face a difficult opponent, physically strong and with a great player in Tevez. It's the final and anything can happen, but we are preparing for it the way we did previous finals," the Barca forward added.

Tevez, Juventus's highest goalscorer this season with 29 goals and the team's focal point in attack, stressed the quality of Barca's frontline.

"Messi and I will think more about the game than our own rivalry. We are teammates in the Argentinian national team but we both want to win the Champions League. Barca are the strongest team in the world and have the three best forwards on the planet. That's why we must work hard and play a perfect match," Tevez said.