'I'm from Liverpool, they beat you': Lionel Messi reveals his three-year-old son Mateo pretends to be Liverpool during kickabouts with his dad Lionel Messi's son Mateo plays as Liverpool when the pair have a kickabout It was Liverpool who knocked Barcelona out of this year's Champions League The three-year-old jokes with his dad 'they beat you' as a light-hearted jibe By Nathan Salt For Mailonline Published: 23:25 BST, 5 June 2019 | Updated: 23:26 BST, 5 June 2019 Viewcomments When Lionel Messi comes home the last thing he needs is to be reminded about Barcelona's most scarring defeats. Being knocked out in devastating fashion by Liverpool in the Champions League still hurts Barcelona and then you have the Copa del Rey final defeat against Valencia. Messi is no doubt trying to forget both losses but the Argentine superstar has revealed three-year-old son Mateo loves to wind up the rest of the family about such defeats. Lionel Messi says son Mateo (middle) loves to remind him about Barcelona's loss to Liverpool The Barcelona star was left in disbelief as the Catalan side crashed out of Champions League In an interview with TyC Sports, Messi said: 'Mateo loves football, he wears all the shirts. 'But we played together at home he told me, "I'm from Liverpool… they beat you", he also did it with Valencia (after the Copa del Rey final)… "Valencia beat you, I'm from Valencia" 'When we're watching TV he will cheer (Real) Madrid's goals to annoy his brother, he is the one who is a Madrid fan.' More to follow. Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility