Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos Appear to Disagree in PSG Training, Bringing Back Memories of Old Rivalry

Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos Appear to Disagree in PSG Training, Bringing Back Memories of Old Rivalry

Martin Moses
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:07 PM
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  • Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos appeared to rekindle some old moments of their epic La Liga rivalry during a PSG training session
  • In the video, Ramos is seen committing to a challenge which Messi takes issue with and the two share a few words
  • Messi and Ramos were constantly at each other's necks during their times at Barcelona and Real Madrid, respectively

Look, one thing football fans will probably never get over is the fact that Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos now play for the same team.

Football has always given us classic examples of everything is possible, but not even in our wildest dreams did we ever envisage Messi and Ramos sharing a dressing room or the very bare of personal moments, like laughing together.

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Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos during team warm-up before the Paris Saint-Germain vs Metz. Photo by Tim Clayton.
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The two built names for themselves in the Spanish La Liga as icons for the most respectable clubs in the division. In their last years, they both served as captains, but it was during the El Classicos that the rivalry was built.

Ramos is naturally aggressive. Never shies away from going in hard in tackles. And Messi is a gifted dribbler. Arguably the best we've ever seen. One minute he is there. The next, he is gone leaving you in a heap of embarrassment.

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And, of course, the typical Ramos never took lightly Messi's skills. He'd never pass an opportunity to send the diminutive Argentine to the floor. H received a couple of warnings and red cards for his aggression.

And we all thought this had come to an end when they both signed for Paris Saint-Germain on free transfers. Well, if a clip currently doing rounds on social media spotted by Sports Brief is anything to go, we thought wrong.

In a perfect sense of nostalgia, Messi evaded a high tackle from Ramos before scoring during a PSG training session. He then appears to turn back and have a few words with the veteran defender, his facial expressions clearly indicating he was not thrilled by that tackle.

The incident did not generate into full-blown chaos like the ones we were accustomed to, but it was a throwback to when El Classicos were El Classicos. No disrespect to Ronald Araujo's and Antonio Rudiger's tiff the other day.

Lionel Messi leaves commentator in stitches after sublime skill leaves Urawa player on the floor

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Lionel Messi recently embarrassed an opponent with a sublime piece of skill, leaving the match commentator in stitches.

Messi was in action for Paris Saint-Germain against Urawa Red Diamonds in a preseason-friendly match in Japan.

He started on the bench in a game that PSG won 3-0 courtesy of goals from Kylian Mbappe, Pablo Sarabia and Arnaud Kalimuendo. Recently appointed PSG head coach Christophe Galtier introduced Messi with 30 minutes left on the clock, much to the delight of the crowd at the Saitama Stadium.

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Martin Moses is a sports journalist with over five years of experience in media. He graduated from Multimedia University of Kenya (Bachelor of Journalism, 2017-2021)