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Saintsammurai:
so what of the just concluded world cup that he got to the finals?

History remembers the winners not the runner-up. Messi knew this and that's why he retired after 3 consecutive finals lost with his NT.

sholatech:
If I read well, you said 'He should win SOMETHING for his country'..and except it has changed, Olympic football Gold medal is usually acclaimed as next to the World Cup Trophy

Who made the olympic football gold medal next to the world cup and more important than the Copa america and Euro.A tournament that is a minor attraction and just one of the events out of over 300 at the olympics, where the winners are awarded just medals and flowers after winning to tournaments just about football.You think Messi wouldn't throw away his medal for a chance to lift an actual trophy with his senior NT.

Saintsammurai:
so you mean the Argentina team that won the Olympic were boys?

The olympic is an U-23 tourney with the exemption of 3 overaged players; So yes, they were boys.

Saintsammurai:
he has won an Olympic title for Argentina, he won under 20 world cup for Argentina, he took Argentina to the finals of the world cup in brazil and he won the golden ball..

We are talking about senior NT tournaments where Men play not glorified under age tourneys.

Saintsammurai:
Lionel messi is a once in a life time player.. just like Michael Jackson and Muhammed hally, these guys are born to dominate in their eras..
There were many great musicians and boxers during the time of Michael Jackson and muhammed hally as there are great footballers now like ronaldo, neymar, hazard, zlantan etc, but Lionel messi is the Michael Jackson of football..

Let him win something with his country first.

What is all this a.ss-licking about Messi being the greatest just because he finally decided to show up in a clasico after last scoring for eons.Why didn't he display his so called G.O.A.T prowess against Juventus whilst is team was bundled out in the UCL, and how does this change the fact that Barca would be ending up with just the Copa?

raumdeuter:
Calma calma ko, Kamoru kamoru ni

See the faces of these Madrid fans here

www.nairaland.com/attachments/5200460_img20170423214920_jpegecdf35084d7ac7d19c1404331c96101f

Title is still in Madrid's hands.CR7's goal sealed title for Madrid whilst silencing over 90,000 fans.

Nihilist:
That celebration was badass though. I don't know why Ororo didn't think of that first. No doubt, the God of Football has something more spectacular planned for his devotees next outing m.

Nothing beats Ronaldo's calma at the Camp nou in 2012.

Upnepaa:
where is the dmcdad
Shey he don go Spain to apply for Enrique's position ni

But you all are wicked o. Why won't you people just allow a man grieve in peace? Barcelona is clearly at its nadir not just in results but also in performance with his boy Neymar on the forefront with his insipid displays. Wouldn't it be logical if he takes sometime off football?

1-1 Kane

Willians free kick was wicked.

usbcable:
Marelo be crazy boy.

see as he made Robben Kneel down.

Robben no even chase after the dribble

Best LB in the world and it's not even close.

Hmmm.Messi coccksuckers are already trembling with fear at the prospect of Ororo winning his fifth and equalling their god.To them everybody but CR7 is the reason why Madrid is excelling; at some point it was Ramos, now its Marcelo, I am waiting for Navas to be declared Madrid's best player.Isn't it too early for y'all to start wetting your pants? At least wait for Madrid to do the double and Portugal to win the Confederations cup before writing your suicide notes.In the meantime, more anguish awaits tomorrow.

SirL0neWolf:
Uefa wants to prevent that back to back by every means possible but we wld see Madrid in the final

Indeed, but we shall prevail.Two Ronaldo tap-ins and a Ramos bullet header to give the haters misery and send Simeone and his thugs packing.Make it happen Lord.

bykebyke:
BREAKING: Gareth Bale returns to Real Madrid training ahead of Sunday's El Clasico.





A glimmer of hope?

Massive disrespect for my boy, but never forget that he did it before and can do it again.

homesteady:
Just imagine what I saw on a Frontpage thread

Chai, nobody fears Barca anymore.Real madrid and maybe Bayern are the new standard for difficult opponents.It is safe to say that we have usurped Barca as the best team in the world.

Upnepaa:
Who are those that tipped him to win it in 2015 or 16,daz ridiculous Mehn...


He won't win it not this time when Ronaldo and messi are still hot and dominating,but he is surely the next person to break the Ronaldo/messi 9years duopoly

In your own opinion,who do think will break it

Some Barca fans have been tipping Neymar to be the next Ballon d'or winner every year ever since he stepped on the camp nou.Honestly, I have no idea who will break the duopoly as those two are always hungry for success.We will just have to wait and see.

Upnepaa:
Yes he will.

Last I checked he was supposed to win it in 2015, 2016.When will he eventually win the award?

Just a few weeks ago Neymar was being praised to high heavens and was touted to the best in the world.I knew this day would come...

nickvanilla:
No offense sir, but this is the dumbest thing I have read on this forum in a long while

He was just using a hyperbolical statement of how Messi would give anything for an international title.He has even reiterated that he would dispose his 5 Ballon d'ors in the nearest waste bin in Buenos aires just to lift an international title.

If only 'god-Messi' stuck to the basics of scoring tap ins instead of waiting for the spectacular, then maybe Barca would have had a chance of making the semis.Watching your favourite team winning a nerve racking encounter is a blissful experience and only your rival losing a game is as exciting.Luckily for me, I experienced both in the space of 2 days; hopefully, I will get to experience it in a single day when we take on a vulnerable Barka side on Sunday.Make it happen Lord.

Saintsammurai:
Barça at Camp Nou in UCL this season: 7-0 vs Celtic.
4-0 vs Man City.
4-0 vs M'Gladbach.
6-1 vs PSG.
Next Juventus. What happening just wait & see guys..
yes we can....

Weh done sir.

Rapahel1116:
Johan Cruyff.....

Debatable, but decent choice.

Rapahel1116:
Football dn really change ......how can someone b thinking not evn saying DAT cr7 is the GOAT ,he is a legend ,one of the greatest,BT not the greatest .....just becos he had one wonderful game after more Dan 10games u see him as the greatest?.... Sha na ur opinion ...mk I no deprive u from da one......BT he's not the greatest ...not evn in Europe.

If he is one of the greatest, then it wouldn't be far-fetched to say he is the greatest; at the end of the day the debate about who the greatest ever is all boils down to personal opinions.Just curious, but who do you think the greatest in Europe is/was?

ymdo:
Here is Mr. Ben HaywayWayward, the Goal.com anti-madrid commentator

More like Ben Gayward the Barca coccksucker

La remontada

bykebyke:
No he did not.

Ball was taken cleanly.
UEFADRID.

Don't you have a match to lose tonight?

usbcable:
Guys check this video out

https://streamable.com/x1ufw

Its actually seems like Vidal clipped Asensio's legs while making that tackle.

That aside Ronnie's 2 goals were offsides. Hence shouldn't count.

But from what I saw in that clip Vidal deserved the card.

Forget the ramblings of these wailers jare.The refs are humans and like all humans make mistakes; unsurprisingly, it is natural to make mistakes in an entertaining encounter between two teams gunning for blood.It is only natural for the refs to make a few mistakes which unfortunately for Bayern swung the pendulum to Madrid's favour.I have forgotten about yesterday's match and already looking forward to the semis.No amount of wailing and gnashing of teeth will change the outcome of yesterday's match.

No shaking, we have got your back Juve.Go and make us proud.

I just hope Juve will be fully prepared to avert any shenanigans the Barca players(especially Neymar and Suarez) will be planning to pull today.Barcelona must be eliminated today as this will not only disconcert the Barca players ahead of the clasico, but also serve as a morale booster for Madrid.

Olarewajub:
Mehn this is devastating.
Similar thing happened to me in high school but mine wasn't a total black out. I stuttered a lot. We just have to keep improving our public speaking skills in order to avoid these situations in the future.

What is it with introverts and stuttering anyway? No matter how much I know about a particular topic, when it comes down to public speaking I begin to stutter.

RECORD: Real madrid becomes the first team to reach 7 consecutive UCL semifinals.