Video of Franck Ribery Embarrassing Lionel Messi in Champions League Goes Viral

• It is common knowledge that Lionel Messi is one of the greatest footballers of all time
• With his eight Ballon d'Or titles, many fans and football pundits believe he is the greatest
• But Franck Ribery once taught the Argentine a football lesson in a UEFA Champions League tie

Paris Saint-Germain superstar Lionel Messi might be one of the greatest footballers in history, but that doesn’t mean that he’s immune to the odd humiliation.

The 35-year-old is well noted for his lightning-quick dribble and superhuman-like change of direction that sees him outwit opponents with ease.

One of his most iconic dribbles occurred in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals between Barcelona and Bayern Munich when he left Jerome Boateng for dead at Camp Nou in 2015.

It was a one-on-one situation when Messi dummied to cut inside onto his left foot before changing direction quickly onto his right, leaving Boateng to the ground in a comical fashion.

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The Argentine genius then chipped the ball over the on-rushing goalkeeper Manuel Neuer with his right foot to put Barcelona 2-0 up.

But two years earlier, Messi was on the receiving end of a similar humiliation against a Bayern Munich player at the same level of the Champions League.

It was a first-leg clash between the Bavarians and Catalan giants at the Allianz in April of 2013, former France playmaker Franck Ribery had Messi on toast in a 1v1 duel.

Ribery dribbled past Messi in a way that made the little magician sit down near the edge of box in a way too similar to that of Boateng.

Bayern Munich eventually won the match 4-0.

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Messi was in talks with the Camp Nou outfit to extend his stay at Catalonia back in 2020, one year before he eventually joined French giants Paris Saint-Germain.

And on Wednesday, Spanish press outlet El Mundo released details of the contract discussions that occurred between the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner and the Blaugrana.