Messi reflects on facing Lamine Yamal in final after baby photo
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Lionel Messi called it 'insane' that he now faces Lamine Yamal in a final after a photo was taken of them when Yamal was a baby. Messi hopes for a good match but joked he hopes Yamal and his team don't play well.
Lionel Messi has described as “insane” the fact that he is now facing Lamine Yamal in a final, years after a photo was taken of them when Yamal was a baby.
“That picture with Lamine… now we are facing each other in a final after a photo was taken of us when he was a baby, it's just insane!” Messi said.
The Argentine star added: “We'll try to put on a good match, but I hope he and his team don't put on a good one.”
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