Lionel Messi denied Cristiano Ronaldo history when his header sealed Champions League triumph MUFC
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In 2017, Messi recalled even he was shocked his effort found the back of the net, given who was marking him.“It was hard to imagine that I was going to score with my head with [Rio] Ferdinand standing near me, but I didn’t really have a marker – the ball came into the centre and I was there to meet it,” he said.“In the moments that the ball was in the air from Xavi’s cross, I pictured scoring this goal and I thank God it happened.
“In 2009, we thought we were ready for Messi,” he said. “We had played against him before and we had locked him down. But this was a different Messi.“That one team had four of the best five players, apart from Cristiano Ronaldo they had Messi, Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets. And they had Pep Guardiola coaching them.
He then continued: “In 2009 and 2011, we were facing the best team in the world with one of the best players ever to play.Messi was in sensational form against Manchester United in 2009 – and rival Ronaldo had a great view
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