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Alex Iwobi Recalls How Messi Sent Him Flying in Arsenal vs Barcelona Clash

Alex Iwobi Recalls How Messi Sent Him Flying in Arsenal vs Barcelona Clash

Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has recalled how Lionel Messi left him on the ground during Arsenal’s Champions League meeting with Barcelona. Iwobi said he tried to press Messi aggressively, even wearing longer studs for extra grip, but the Argentine escaped with a quick touch and change of direction. He said the moment still appears in Messi highlight compilations. The Fulham player also said Messi is his clear choice in the long-running debate over football’s greatest player, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo.

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F
femi

What other players have spoken about the difficulty of pressing Messi at close range? Iwobi's longer-studs detail makes the memory vivid.

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K
kunle

True, moments like that show how difficult it can be to stay close to Messi in a match.

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K
kris

It is interesting that Iwobi can laugh back at a tough Champions League moment instead of hiding it. Those encounters clearly stay with players.

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J
jaruma

Longer studs may help with grip, but they cannot solve the problem when a player changes direction that quickly. The setup was always difficult.

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Z
zaza

For young midfielders, the lesson is probably to press as a unit rather than dive in alone against a dribbler with that kind of control.

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