He couldn't against Lionel Messi, he attacked him, now he'll miss the World Cup

During Lionel Messi's time in Spanish football, there was more than one player who had a hard time when he had to face him. His physical and mental speed was a real nightmare for his rivals. Now, one of them, characterized by not having a good relationship with the 'Flea', would miss the World Cup in Qatar due to a knee injury. 

Lionel Messi made his professional debut in 2004 with the Barcelona shirt and remained in Spain until 2021. He managed to win 35 titles and make countless "enemies" on the field of play. A player always tried to attack the top winner of the Ballon d'Or (7) karma came to him and his participation in the next World Cup is in danger. 

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This is the Portuguese Pepe. The current element of Porto will always be remembered for his rough and, on many occasions, unfair play. While at Real Madrid, the Portuguese had a hard time when he had to face Lionel Messi.

The European had no choice option than to stop the captain of the Argentine team illegally and, on more than one occasion, tried to attack him. For his part, Leo always kept his cool. 

Will Pepe play the Oatar World Cup with Portugal? 

A couple of days ago, Pep suffered a sprain in his left knee. The 39-year-old defender has a grim prognosis. Sergio Conceiçao, coach of Porto, indicated that the center-back could be off the pitch for several weeks and his performance in The Qatar World Cup, where Portugal will face Uruguay, Ghana and South Korea in the group stage, is in doubt.