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Jul 19, 2023 · His false-nine era had begun. As he gradually became a full-time centre-forward over the next few years, Messi went supernova. We’re talking absolutely bonkers. In the first eight decades of La ...
May 5, 2024 · FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi had a record-setting night for Inter Miami. He scored a goal and had five assists as Inter Miami trounced the New York Red Bulls 6-2 on Saturday night — with the Argentine great and eight-time Ballon d’Or winner as the game’s best player setting no fewer than three Major League Soccer records.
- Jose Bosingwa | 2009 UEFA Champions League Semis
- Diego Godin | 2016 Champions League Quarterfinal
- Virgil Van Dijk | 2019 Champions League Semifinal Second Leg
- Alphonso Davies | 2020 Champions League Quarterfinal
- Pablo Maffeo
Jose Bosingwa is not the most illustrious of defenders to have turned out for Chelsea. But the Portuguese produced a standout performance against a feared Barcelona attack comprising of Samuel Eto'o, Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi. Bosingwa was simply sensational against Messi at the Camp Nou that night as Chelsea returned from the first leg with a...
It is not very often Lionel Messi fails to touch the ball in the opposition box all game. But that was exactly what happened when Atletico Madrid faced Barcelona in the deciding leg of their 2015-16 UEFA Champions League quarter-final. Barcelona had their noses in front going into the second leg, as they won the first leg 2-1 at home. But Atletico ...
Virgil van Dijk, known as one of the best defenders in the game at the moment, famously stifled Lionel Messi in the 2019 UEFA Champions Leaguesemi-final second leg at Anfield. Trailing by three goals from the first leg and missing a raft of first-team players in the second, Liverpoolhoped for a miracle to complete an epic comeback against treble-ch...
Lionel Messi's Barcelona received an absolute hiding against Bayern Munich in the single-legged 2019-20 UEFA Champions League quarter-final. With the Bavarian giants winning 8-2 on the night, the focus was understandably on their goalscorers. But what did not go missing was how Alphonso Davies tamed Lionel Messi that night. In one of his marauding ...
This may come as a surprise. But out of the plethora of world-class defenders Lionel Messi has faced during his illustrious career, the Argentine himself has picked out little-known Girona left-back Pablo Maffeo as the toughest he has ever faced. In an interaction with DAZN, Messi said: Pablo Maffeo is a 24-year-old Spanish left-back who currently ...
Nov 23, 2023 · Lionel Messi had one defender on his right, another to his left and two ahead of him, yet still managed to squeeze a shot through them all against Stuttgart at Camp Nou.
Nov 29, 2021 · Getty Images. Lionel Messi was the joint top goalscorer in the Copa America as Argentina won to give him his first international honour. Ballon d'Or results. Lionel Messi (Paris...
Sep 8, 2023 · Messi reveals SHOCK 'best in the world' defender. Stuart Telford. 8 Sept 2023 17:58 BST. 3 min read. © ProShots. Lionel Messi has played with and against some of the best defenders in the history of the game, but the Barcelona legend - now of Inter Miami - thinks Christian Romero is the current top dog.
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May 29, 2023 · "This World Cup he was different," said Argentina and Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. WATCH: Lionel Messi: Destiny. "We are probably more aggressive than the players in the national...
