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He added: “I had to change the refereeing method and analyze the situation when Messi was in possession of the ball, so I had to look from afar to see everything.”
The veteran English referee indicated that the opponent’s players tried to stop Messi in every way, such as stepping on his foot or hitting him in the stomach.
He said he had warned Messi of the opponent’s roughness, but “he didn’t care.”
On the other hand, Klattenberg indicated that he also had a “special relationship” with Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo.
The English referee said: “We had a close relationship. When I went to receive my medal after the Euro 2016 final between Portugal and France, he came to hug me. This was the degree of respect between us.”
He added: “And Ronaldo also left me a shirt with a phrase for Mark with my best wishes, in the locker room, after one of the games.”
It is noteworthy that Klattenberg, who stopped refereeing in Europe and decided to go to China, managed great matches, such as the final of the Euro 2016 championship and the final of the Champions League in 2016.
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Klattenberg told the Spanish newspaper “AS” that Messi’s great talent forced him to change his monitoring of situations in soccer games, to make the right decisions.
“When I saw Lionel Messi the first time, I was very excited. It was a match between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, and I said to myself at the time, oh my God, this is great.”
Klattenberg explained changing the refereeing method: “When you are a referee, you are watching football, but with Messi he was losing the ability to follow the ball, so imagine the defenders.”
He added: “I had to change the refereeing method and analyze the situation when Messi was in possession of the ball, so I had to look from afar to see everything.”
The veteran English referee indicated that the opponent’s players tried to stop Messi in every way, such as stepping on his foot or hitting him in the stomach.
He said he had warned Messi of the opponent’s roughness, but “he didn’t care.”
On the other hand, Klattenberg indicated that he also had a “special relationship” with Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo.
The English referee said: “We had a close relationship. When I went to receive my medal after the Euro 2016 final between Portugal and France, he came to hug me. This was the degree of respect between us.”
He added: “And Ronaldo also left me a shirt with a phrase for Mark with my best wishes, in the locker room, after one of the games.”
It is noteworthy that Klattenberg, who stopped refereeing in Europe and decided to go to China, managed great matches, such as the final of the Euro 2016 championship and the final of the Champions League in 2016.
