Liverpool Defender Joel Matip Reveals Awkward Encounter With Lionel Messi After Historic Anfield Victory
After Liverpool’s win, Messi and Matip were the two players selected from both the teams for the post-match doping tests. ‘When I came into the doping test room, there was a guy sitting there pretty depressed – Lionel Messi.’ The Liverpool defender told 11Freunde.
Liverpool produced one of the greatest comebacks of all time in football history when they defeated Barcelona 4-0 last year. Jurgen Klopp’s men overturned a 3-0 first-leg deficit in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League to book a place in the summit clash against Tottenham Hotspur. Liverpool went on to win the competition but defender Joel Matip has revealed an awkward encounter with Barcelona captain Lionel Messi after that historic night at Anfield. Stating that the Argentine was ‘sitting there depressed’. Wayne Rooney Believes Current Season Should Be Finished, Says Liverpool Deserve the Premier League 2019-20 Title.
After Liverpool’s win, Messi and Matip were the two players selected from both the teams for the post-match doping tests. ‘When I came into the doping test room, there was a guy sitting there pretty depressed – Lionel Messi.’ The Liverpool defender told 11Freunde. ‘You know each other from the pitch, but it’s not like you sit around with them every day in a small room like you’re getting coffee. Everyone is celebrating, and I’m sitting in a cubicle with Messi.’ Matip added. Cristiano Ronaldo’s Jersey Excluded from Lionel Messi & Paulo Dybala’s Kit Collection? Argentine Pair Display Shirts on Social Media.
This was a special game for every Liverpool fan as they managed to secure a place in the finals of the premier cup competition in Europe for the first time since 2005. The Reds went on to win the UCL title for the sixth time in their history as they defeated fellow Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur 2-0.
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