“He made me cuddle my teammate,” Lionel Messi’s opponent hilariously explains attempt to tackle Argentinian

The American fans are just in awe of Lionel Messi.

“He made me cuddle my teammate,” Lionel Messi’s opponent hilariously explains attempt to tackle Argentinian

(L-R) Lionel Messi, Scott Arfield (Source: via AP Photo and Charlotte FC)

Lionel Messi makes it look easy as Scott Arfield reminisces his game for Charlotte FC against Inter Miami. “He made me cuddle my teammate,” the midfielder spoke as Messi dribbled past the players.

A 4-0 victory in the Leagues Cup Quarter Finals saw Inter Miami progress to the Semis. Charlotte midfielder, Scott Arfield, 34, mentioned his experience playing against the World Cup Winner. “I tried to tackle him”, he said. But the Argentinian just wriggled past the Charlotte players like it was nothing.

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Further, Scott explained that Karol Swiderski attempted to chase Messi as he received the ball. Scott even stepped forward to help his teammate apply pressure on the Argentine. One push of the ball to the left and Messi was through, leaving the two teammates embracing one another. Lionel Messi would later in the game join the scoreboard as he scored Inter Miami’s 4th goal of the game in the 89th minute.

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Lionel Messi’s on-field magic in the past

(L-R) Lionel Messi dribbles past Jerome Boateng (Source: via @JeromeBoateng)
(L-R) Lionel Messi dribbles past Jerome Boateng (Source: via @JeromeBoateng)

Jerome Boateng, at the time considered by many as one of the best defenders in the world, was made to dance by Lionel Messi’s nimble footwork. Many fans remember the game at Camp Nou when Barcelona won 3-0 against Bayern Munich in 2015. However, the biggest talking point, still to this date, remains how easily Boateng was left to dust by just the simplest of body feints by Messi as he went on to score.

In one of the most recent of ‘Messi magic’ on show, Josko Gvardiol was humbled in the semi-final of the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Many touted the young center-back as one of the best upcoming talents to look out for in the World Cup and rightly so. As 7 Months later he was signed by Manchester City since Pep Guardiola liked him.

However, this does not change the fact that the 36-year-old Lionel Messi breezed past him in the build-up to Julian Alvarez‘s goal in the World Cup semifinal game between Croatia and Argentina. Messi, too quick and tricky for the defender, sailed smoothly keeping his composure. Gvardiol failed to keep up.

Following the game, the clips of the same went viral. Highlighting the ingeniousness of Messi.

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