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He was Messi's replacement, they spent 55 million on him, now he's a shame

Clearly it´s not easy to be Lionel Messi´s replacement…

By William Estrella

Clearly it´s not easy to be Lionel Messi´s replacement…
Clearly it´s not easy to be Lionel Messi´s replacement…

Lionel Messi is already 35 years old, and in a few months he will be 36, however, despite his age, Lionel is still the best footballer in the world, or at least top 3, as it is a subjective matter. The man from agentino has just won The Best award, for the best player of the year, after a great season in which he never stops shining and also won the much-awaited World Cup for him.

One of the saddest moments in Lionel Messi's career was when he was practically forced to leave FC Barcelona due to the team's financial problems. Lionel's press conference, saying goodbye to the fans, will be remembered as one of the most tragic scenes in sport.

The victory of FC Barcelona against Valencia on matchday 24 of LaLiga has left several images to remember. Raphinha's great goal with a header before Robert Lewandowski's gaze in the stands, Ronald Araújo's sending off to avoid a mistake by his teammate Jules Koundé and also Xavi's worrying look from a box.

However, what had the greatest impact on the public present at the Camp Nou was the fight between Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres at the time of executing a maximum penalty that would have opened the gap and perhaps led to a somewhat more comfortable game because the Blaugrana suffered too much on the final minutes.

Ansu wanted to kick him to improve his relationship with the culé fans and start having a good run after so much. However, the former Manchester City was the one who ended up kicking him. Incredibly, the Spaniard missed it and the ball went to the side of the left post. Just 4 minutes later the red would arrive at Araújo.

Not only was Ferran wrong in that, but in the first half he complicated his own team with a pass from midfield to his goalkeeper. The former Valencia made an inexplicable high pass backwards that almost ended in a goal for the visitors. Fortunately, Ter Stegen managed to turn off the danger of that ball.

Barcelona disbursed almost 60 million euros to Manchester City for the Spanish token. However, the performance of the international with Spain has been well below what was expected of him. The left winger has 5 goals and one assist in 31 games. Perhaps all the money they offered for him could have been used to support Lionel Messi.

What is known about the future of Lionel Messi?

Precisely the future of Messi is one of the most talked about topics in Paris at the moment, since PSG has not yet been able to reach an agreement with Messi's father, Jorge Messi. At the moment, it is not known if he will renew, or if he will look for another alternative.

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William Estrella

William Estrella

I'm a Mexican sports journalist with more than 8 years of experience, especially in digital media. I cover breaking news and investigative articles on current soccer events worldwide. I currently write for El Futbolero USA. Previously, I worked as a radio announcer in my country, covering Mexican soccer.

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