Snapshot: Lionel Messi In Tears After Copa Del Rey Final Defeat
By Chris Wright
This lo-res candid photo is doing the rounds today after being released into the wild by Barcelona’s official club photographer, one Miguel Ruiz.
It shows a distraught Lionel Messi, alongside the void Andres Iniesta and the thoroughly knackered Javier Mascherano, struggling to stave off the waterworks after Barca’s last-minute 1-0 defeat at the hands of Real Madrid in last year’s Copa Del Rey final (e.g, the one Sergio Ramos dumped under a bus)…
Aww. Bless his little cotton socks.
Speaking of Messi, despite not being on the teamsheet three hours before kick-off due to illness, the wee chap shrugged off a bout of the flu to make a 30-minute cameo against Osasuna last night. Therefore he only managed to score twice…
Image via Dirty Tackle
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how was this not 50-0?
LOL @ crybaby
Thats probably the hGH side effects
Gotta love the man’s hunger. He wants everything, and badly too.
Its not really hunger … its emotion … he feels an emotional connect with the club .. can’t see him leave ever.
Hunger is what Cristiano Ronaldo displays. And badly too.
Exactly its very emotional for the king messi to see ghis barcelona lose. he will always keep barcelona in the number 1 position. and Messi is the best footballplayer of all time he have shown that for a long time. I love you the king Messi and barcelona you will alwyas win and you will always be the king