“You had to lift your foot with Messi in training”

After several years without luck in European football, Jean-Clair Todibo has finally found stability in French football. The 21-year-old defender is being one of the sensations of Nice this season and tonight he faces PSG in a match that can further enhance his great performance in Ligue 1. In the previous match to Canal Plus, the French under-21 international declared that, in Barcelona’s training sessions, he had to lift his foot with Messi.

“In training we defended Messi differently because we couldn’t injure him. You had to lift your foot a little with it so as not to injure it “, Todibo declared when asked about his relationship with the brand-new winner of the Ballon d’Or. The former Toulouse player will try today to demonstrate against PSG that he has enough level to succeed in an important team in Europe.

In addition, regarding the fact of facing the Argentine star, he added: “I think he will recognize me (…) It will be necessary to be very attentive to him, I like to defend him, it is a duel and a challenge for me. The fact that a player faces me and that I also challenge him if I recover the ball is something that motivates me a lot ”. Todibo will play against Messi tonight for the first time since he left Barcelona for good in the summer.