He attacked Messi in Spain, now he wants to win Ligue 1 title

While Lionel Messi was playing for FC Barcelona, the Argentine played strong clashes against Espanyol, although always with superiority from his team. The superiority was so great that those of Espanyol chose to stop Messi based on fouls. One of those players who attacked Leo is now his direct rival in the fight for achieving the Ligue 1 trophy. 

We are talking about Pau Lopez, the Spanish goalkeeper who currently plays for Olympique de Marseille. The goalkeeper is well remembered for a very hard foul he made when he faced Lionel Messi, who never had issues to score many goals for the Spanish player.

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It is remembered when Pau Lopez heavily stepped on Barcelona's number 10, in a match corresponding to the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. In addition, the goalkeeper justified himself by saying: at no time do I go out to hurt a teammate, regardless of the team".

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