Outstanding moment as Messi wins penalty for PSG, hands it to former rival Ramos

• Messi and Sergio Ramos were involved in a bizarre but warm moment for PSG on Friday
• The former rivals are now teammates in Paris after sealing free transfers last summer
• In a friendly against Quevilly-Rouen, the Argentine won a penalty and he handed it to Ramos, sending fans into a frenzy

Football fans are still reeling at the current reality that Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos are now teammates.

Years ago, if you would have mentioned that the pair would eventually come together for one club, you would have been considered a delusional fan.

But that is exactly the case as Messi and Ramos, two of the most iconic rivals in the El Classico in the 2010s, are now partners at Paris Saint Germain.

Sergio Ramos joined PSG last year after his contract at Real Madrid ran down, while Messi was practically forced out of a cash-strapped Barcelona.

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Bizarrely, both players joined PSG on free transfers.

The Ligue 1 champions were in action on Friday in one of their first warm up games ahead of the new season where they came up against Ligue 2 outfit Quevilly-Rouen.

Under new boss Christophe Galtier, both Messi and Ramos were given the nod to start, and the opening saw the Argentine win a penalty for his side.

It is kind to note that PSG have a number of penalty specialists, including Messi, Ramos, Neymar and at times Mbappe.

But despite Messi being favorite to take the penalty which he earned himself, the former Barcelona man decided to give Ramos the spot kick.

Ramos rolled the penalty to the back of the net, but fans were more stunned by the whole scenario involving Messi and Ramos now handing each other favors.

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Here are some of the reactions online:

“Ramos scores a penalty won by Messi. Who would have thought 10 years ago,”

“Messi won the penalty and it was scored by Ramos, imagine if someone told you something like that few years ago,”

“If someone ever said to me that Messi would be fouled and give Ramos the penalty who would later score, I’d laugh at you,”

“Messi offering Ramos a penalty..... Ramos scores and celebrating with Messi NGL it still feels strange I need to get used to it”

Djeidi Gassama went on to get a second for the Parisians as they went on to win 2-0.

Icardi poised to return to Serie A

In transfer news, Mauro Icardi looks set to make a return to the Serie A after talks with newbies Monza progressed.

The Argentine striker, 29, is surely on PSG’s exit door after he was listed among the nine players the club is willing to sell to help free up the wage bill ahead of the new season.

He is no stranger in Italy, having spent nine years in the Serie A before eventually moving to the Parc des Princes.