The Danish midfielder admitted he lacks the attacking skill of the Barcelona man ahead of their meetings with Spanish champions on Tuesday
“I'm not Messi, I can’t dribble as nicely as he does, so I have to do other things on the pitch,” Delaney said after the match. “It's a good performance if I win a lot of duels and play good short passes.”
The comparisons with the little Argentine were well timed, considering Dortmund play the Catalan side on Tuesday in the first game of their Champions group.
For Delaney, he feels the impressive win over Leverkusen puts the German outfit in a good frame of mind ahead of the Barca showdown.
“I don’t want to say that Leverkusen are Barcelona, but the game today was a good test for us. Leverkusen are one of the teams in the Bundesliga who play the most beautiful football.
“We needed a good performance and I think we played well defensively today as well. There have been long periods without the ball, but we have moved very well. That may also be important against Barcelona. We are now feeling confident,” he added.