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Ex-Barcelona boss makes feelings on Lionel Messi clear - "I prefer not to talk about him"

Lionel Messi Quique Setien Gerardo Tata Martino FC Barcelona La Liga

Quique Setién has offered a cold refusal to discuss his infamously awkward relationship with Lionel Messi at Barcelona.

The Spaniard replaced Ernesto Valverde at Barca in January 2020, helping them to second place in La Liga. However, Setien was dismissed after their damaging 8-2 defeat against Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-final seven months after his appointment.

During his time at Camp Nou, Setien recorded an impressive 64% win rate but didn't have the greatest of bonds with Messi. It was widely reported that Setien had fallen out with the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner, with the former Real Betis boss also enduring a tricky relationship with the Barcelona hierarchy which culminated in him threatening legal action over his acrimonious exit.

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