Madrid supporters.. Their happiness at Messi's level mitigates the loss from Paris
Real Madrid supporters reacted differently yesterday to the loss of their team with a deadly goal from French star Kylian Mbappe, the sniper of the Paris Saint-Germain team, in the first leg of the Champions League final price at the Princes Park stadium in Paris.
While many felt a kind of frustration as a result of the goal in the 93rd minute, in addition to Madrid not appearing in the usual attacking image, there was relief and some happiness in another aspect, from the lackluster level on which Lionel Messi, the former star of Barcelona, who made the event in the match appeared. He missed a penalty kick, after a wonderful save by the Belgian goalkeeper and the "Merengue" Laird protector, Thibaut Courtois in the second half.
On "social media", the debate was raging between supporters of Madrid and Barcelona in particular, since the meeting is the first in which Messi has faced since his departure to Saint-Germain, the traditional rival of Barcelona, Real Madrid.
Barcelona supporters expected Messi to show his usual skills in front of Madrid, as he had for many years when he was carrying the Barcelona shirt, but the match disappointed, and Messi did not do much, which made Madrid supporters comment sarcastically on what Messi presented, and considered him a "finished player." And he could no longer do much against Madrid.
This is the fifth penalty kick missed by Messi in the history of his participation in the European Champions, while Courtois said in a press statement that he used to tackle Messi's kicks, even when he was a goalkeeper for Atletico Madrid previously.
In the comment of some Madrid supporters on Messi’s missed penalty kick, he said, “It is better Courtois or Messi,” and another was surprised that “some are still preoccupied with Messi, it is over.” He plays the ball with Casemiro nearby, and some of them were surprised that a number of Barcelona supporters encouraged Messi, although at the same time they encourage Paris Saint-Germain, who deprived them of their best player, while Barcelona supporters saw that Real is a great team, and yet its fans are still happy with the modest level Messi, ignoring their loss of the match.
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