Luis Enrique grateful to 'extra terrestrial' Messi


Football Soccer - FC Barcelona v Deportivo Alaves - Spanish King's Cup Final - Vicente Calderon Stadium, Madrid, Spain - 27/5/17 Barcelona coach Luis Enrique celebrates at the end of the matchReuters / Susana Vera

(Reuters) - Luis Enrique expressed his gratitude for being able to call upon "extra terrestrial" Lionel Messi while at the peak of his powers over his three years as Barca coach, which ended with a 3-1 win over Alaves to win the King's Cup on Saturday.

Messi scored the opening goal of Barca's third successive Cup triumph under Luis Enrique and played a crucial role in the strikes from Neymar and Paco Alcacer which finished off the Basque minnows.

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