Would like to dedicate this tweet to my 15 year old self, who stayed up until the wee hours of the summer morning, birds chirping and all, face planted in the pillow, on the verge of tears, having witnessed Messi sky his penalty vs. Chile.
We made it lil bro. It all worked out.
The hype was all about Yamal, Mbappé, Bellingham, Kane… The Ballon d’Or race. The new stars of football in their prime. Everyone thought this was going to be their World Cup.
Then a 39-year-old guy from Inter Miami showed up and reminded the world that there are levels to this.
That he’s still the absolute best player in the world.
What we witnessed was something truly special.
With Alisson having one of the greatest GK performances in recent CL history, it’s a good time to bring back this Messi masterclass.
The distance, the power, the swerve, the finesse.
It needed to be perfect to beat Alisson.
Barcelona demolished Bayern with 6 academy players starting the game:
Iñaki Peña (25)
Pau Cubarsí (17)
Alejandro Balde (21)
Marc Casadó (21)
Fermín López (21)
Lamine Yamal (17)
And 3 others coming off the bench:
Gavi (20)
Dani Olmo (26)
Ansu Fati (21)
La Masia. 🔥
Throwback when Messi pulled one of the greatest champions league performance of all time just for Ter Stegen to concede 3 goals that an average goalkeeper would’ve saved. https://t.co/1VIPLPbdfR
Yamal: "I want to buy an octopus, I really thought about it but my mother said it was impossible, when I was 13 she told me when you turn 18 and now she tells me when you turn 21."
🚨 João Cancelo: "I want to say something about Frenkie de Jong. He's one of the best players I have EVER seen in that position. When he plays he makes a tremendous difference and we're happy to have him back." @ChampionsLeague