Shock as Messi lie down behind wall to stop free-kick
Former Manchester United United players Rio Ferdinand and Owen shockingly expressed their disbelief when they saw Lionel Messi lying down behind the PSG wall to stop free-kick taker Riyad Mahrez from going under it.
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Messi finally got off the mark as PSG beat Manchester City 2-0 in Paris on Tuesday night, thanks to the Argentinian brilliant strike in doubling the score during the second half
Source: Footbal 365, Lionel Messi trying to block freek kick during a match against Manchester City
However, questions were raised in response to a moment that took place in the closing stages of the game.
Manchester City was awarded a free kick just outside the area and it was six-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi of all people who were seen getting himself 'dirty' on the ground behind the wall as Mahrez prepared to take the free-kick.
"We couldn't believe it, he's one of the greatest of all time, if not the greatest," BT Sport pundit Hargreaves said.
Ferdinand said that the moment Mauricio Pochettino asked him to do that at the training ground someone should have gone in there and done it instead.
"No, no, no, no, this doesn't happen to Leo Messi. You can't, it's disrespectful, I wouldn't have it. If I was in that team I'd lay down for him instead. I couldn't have him laying down like that. I can't see it. He doesn't get his kit dirty. That's not what Messi does," Ferdinand added.
Source: Football 365, image of Rio Ferdinand
However, the BT Sport pundits were left more surprised by the former Barcelona star's debut goal for his new club, sealing a 2 nill win for the home side, PSG.
"The pace, the strength, the balance and the technique to put it where he did... phenomenal," the former Manchester United defender said on BT Sport.
"Hakimi's run is so important because it takes the defender away. When you've got players like Hakimi causing havoc like that it opens up the space for someone like Messi to exploit," Owen Hargreaves said.
