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Barcelona legend Lionel Messi was recently seen posing for a picture with a football fan wearing a Real Madrid jersey.
Given the arch rivalry between Barca and Real Madrid, Messi's picture garnered attention on social media.
Here's the post, as put up by @AlbicelesteTalk:
Fans took to X to express their reactions. Here are some of the best ones:
One fan commented saying that even Madrid fans (referring to the kid in the picture) know who the real GOAT is:
Another fan echoed similar sentiments, saying:
One Messi fan took a dig at Ronaldo, who had infamously reacted poorly to an opposition fan wanting to take a picture with him by posting a picture of that incident:
Another user acknowledged the Real Madrid fan in the picture for having sense (as per @stelapen) about knowing who the GOAT is, by saying:
One fan hailed Messi's supremacy by saying even Madrid fans cannot resist the Argentine captain's brilliance.
One fan jokingly posted that Messi still owns Real Madrid due to his brilliant record against Los Blancos.
Messi, for the record, has registered 26 goals and 14 assists in 47 games against Real Madrid. He played all his games against Los Blancos while representing Barcelona. The former Barca forward has 672 goals and 303 assists in 778 games for the Catalan giants. He is currently representing Inter Miami, whom he helped win the Leagues Cup in 2023.
Lionel Messi won his 8th Ballon d'Or in 2023
Messi won a record-extending eighth Ballon d'Or in 2023 by beating Erling Haaland to the prize. He had a fine 2022-23 club season with PSG, where he registered 21 goals and 20 assists in 41 games across competitions.
However, his crowning moment came in December 2022 when he helped Argentina win the FIFA World Cup. The former Barca forward netted seven goals and assisted three more in seven games to help Argentina lift the 2022 edition of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
He also won the Golden Ball award in the tournament, the only player to have done so twice (once in 2014) in the history of the elite competition.
