By mentioning that evening at Anfield in 2019, Lionel Messi’s kid humbles his father, who is perhaps the greatest footballer of all time.
The Reds overcame a 3-0 deficit against Barcelona with a legendary 4-0 victory in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final, pulling off one of the greatest comebacks in history.
After winning the World Cup with Argentina back in December, Messi had accomplished everything there was to accomplish in the sport, but his son Mateo still enjoys making fun of his father’s professional low points.
Messi said that his son is a wind-up merchant when it comes to football and frequently teases both his brother and his father in a recent internet video of an interview with TyC Sports.
The 36-year-old continued, “When Mateo plays with me in the backyard, he declares, ‘I’m Liverpool and Valencia because they beat you!'”Mateo will celebrate Real Madrid goals at home when he and Thiago are watching football to annoy his brother.
The fact that Messi’s family still remembers that night from one of the most spectacular careers in football history speaks volumes about the significance of that occasion.
In the first leg at the Nou Camp, Messi himself scored a long-range free-kick, but it ultimately didn’t matter since Divock Origi and Gini Wijnaldum each scored twice to secure the Reds’ place in the championship game on one of Anfield’s most memorable nights.
The Argentine moved to the United States in July after joining Inter Miami from PSG, but it seems that the 4-0 loss is still haunting him.
Liverpool supporters will undoubtedly never forget that May evening either; it was a turning point that led to the team winning the first of many trophies under Jurgen Klopp.
