El Chiringuito had an exclusive interview with Paulo Dybala in Turin and the Argentine forward, who has been one of the revelations of the season in Europe, spoke about his life with Juventus, as well as about Spanish football and Barcelona.

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He confessed that his the player he looks up to is Lionel Messi: “I’m proud that an idol like Messi says I’d be a worthy successor to him because it means I’m working well, so I must continue on this path.

“When I joined up with the national team, he was injured so I didn’t manage to see him, but if everything goes well, I will get the chance to meet him again.”

Dybala also spoke about Cristiano Ronaldo, a player that he admires because he “demonstrates in every game what kind of player he is and because everyone who hass played in his position would want to score all the goals he has.”

Finally, asked about Barça and Madrid’s styles, Dybala came across as more enthusiastic about the Catalan side, although he recognised that Zinedine Zidane has had little time to impose his ideas on the team. “Madrid play good football, but they have a new manager and it’s difficult in such a short time for them to play exactly how he wants,” he said.

On Barça, he explained: “They’ve stuck to their philosophy for a long time, since [Josep] Guardiola. They have the best players in the world at the moment and, going forward, no other team can attack like Barcelona do.

“It’s not easy to say who will win the Champions League this season because we’re talking about the eight strongest teams in Europe. Surely, though, it’s between Barcelona and Bayern Munich. I think one of the two will win it this season. “