Pep Guardiola acknowledged his team’s superiority, although he also wanted to send a warning message to his players, highlighting that “we had some problems in our play. We didn’t want the match to break open, and that happened when Forlán came on. Playing the way we did, Madrid will beat us in the Cup final. There are things that we have to do much better against strong teams that will come, like Arsenal.”

The Barcelona head coach also broke down Messi’s performance, stating that “we wouldn’t be what we are without Leo. We’d be a good team, but not with this capacity. All great teams need a special player. Madrid had Di Stéfano and we have him. It’s a great honour for him to be compared to a figure like that.”