When Messi signed for PSG last summer, there was one question on everyone’s mind: would be able to put his past with Sergio Ramos behind him?
Messi angry and arguing with Ramos after he tackled Messi hard in training 😬 pic.twitter.com/dMRXDqzHEU
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The two players had a fierce rivarly when they played for Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively. Whenever they stepped out on the pitched to play each other, it was always fiesty, with the argentinian attempting to wriggle away from the crunching takles of the former Real Madrid captain.
When Messi joined the Parisian club , Ramos made the first move over social media to break the ice between the two players, publishing a tweet along the lines of “who would have thought it” with a photo of their PSG shirts next to each other to in the window of the club shop.
Messi angry and arguing with Ramos after he tackled Messi hard in training 😬 pic.twitter.com/dMRXDqzHEU
— Xabhi ✪ (@FCB_Lad) July 24, 2022
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It stemmed from a trademark tough tackle by Ramos on the striker, who clearly was annoyed by it. Messi proceeds to give the spaniard an angry stare and mutters in spanish something along the lines of “relax”.
Ramos then attempts to diffuse the situation, but Messi doesn’t reciprocate and walks off clearly annoyed. The whole situation was reminiscient of the famous el ‘clásico‘ match in which the two were close to headbutting each other. It remains one of the most iconic moments in the history. of the famous match
