Lionel Messi turned to Real Madrid in one of his favorite victims. During your stay in Barcelonathe top Ballon d’Or winner (8) scored a total of 26 goals for the Merengue team, although there is one that the Argentine star himself highlights above the rest: the 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabéu in the 2010/11 UEFA Champions League semi-finals.
Leo even chose that goal as the most important of his career, but incredibly the shirt he used when beating Iker Casillas It is not in his power. On the contrary, it ended up almost by chance in the hands of a collector who It was auctioned this Sunday, November 17, for $344,190 on the Goldin site..
The seller of the valuable piece spoke with the Relevo portal and told the unusual story of how he obtained it. “I have been collecting t-shirts for many years. Sometimes I buy lots and I found it inside one that I bought a while ago from a person close to the Real Madrid squad from the 2010/2011 season“I didn’t know I had it.”he began revealing.
Then, the person – who wanted to remain anonymous – continued to say that he investigated more and more until he realized that it was the legendary jacket that Messi used in the second half of the aforementioned match against Real Madrid. That is to say, the one he wore when he scored the iconic goal. “For someone who likes football to realize that is crazy”he expressed.
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Later, he commented that he confirmed the authenticity with Resolution Photomatcha company that is dedicated to appraising and demonstrating the originality of this type of pieces. Now, The most important detail was a photo of Messi’s goal celebration in which you can see a number on a label that matches that of the auctioned shirt..
The label that confirmed the authenticity of the shirt (Photo: Resolution Photomatch)
Lionel Messi’s great goal vs. Real Madrid for the UEFA Champions League 2010/11
Although Messi scored two goals that day, the most beautiful was the second. When the meeting ended, Sergio Busquets He left the ball served almost in the middle of the field to Lionel who started driving at full speed and was stacking up rivals until he surpassed Iker Casillas with a right cross shot.
Years later, the ’10’ gave an interview for France Football and, when asked about his favorite goal, he answered: “A goal that I always remember and I really like because of the goal and what the goal means is the goal against (Real) Madrid, which we beat 2-0 in the Champions League semi-finals at the Bernabéu. I think the most significant goals are the most important ones.” .
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