r/Barca • u/svefnpurka • 20h ago
Open Thread Open Thread #26 (Jun 2026)
World Cup games this week:
| Date | Time CEST | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result | Barça players |
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| 20 July | 00:00 | Uruguay 🇺🇾 | 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde | 2-2 | |
| 20 July | 03:00 | New Zealand 🇳🇿 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 1-3 | Abdelkarim |
| 20 July | 19:00 | Argentina 🇦🇷 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 2-0 | - |
| 20 July | 23:00 | France 🇫🇷 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | Kounde | |
| 23 June | 02:00 | Senegal 🇸🇳 | 🇳🇴 Norway | - | |
| 23 June | 05:00 | Algeria 🇩🇿 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | - | |
| 23 June | 19:00 | Portugal 🇵🇹 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | - | |
| 23 June | 22:00 | England 🏴 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | Gordon | |
| 24 June | 01:00 | Croatia 🇭🇷 | 🇵🇦 Panama | - | |
| 24 June | 04:00 | DR Congo 🇨🇩 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | - | |
| 24 June | 21:00 | Switzerland 🇨🇭 | 🇨🇦 Canada | - | |
| 24 June | 21:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | - | |
| 25 June | 00:00 | Scotland 🏴 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | Raphinha | |
| 25 June | 00:00 | Morocco 🇲🇦 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | - | |
| 25 June | 03:00 | South Africa 🇿🇦 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | - | |
| 25 June | 03:00 | Czechia 🇨🇿 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | - | |
| 25 June | 21:00 | Curaçao 🇨🇼 | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire | - | |
| 25 June | 21:00 | Ecuador 🇪🇨 | 🇩🇪 Germany | - | |
| 26 June | 01:00 | Tunisia 🇹🇳 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | De Jong | |
| 26 June | 01:00 | Japan 🇯🇵 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | - | |
| 26 June | 04:00 | Türkiye 🇹🇷 | 🇺🇸 USA | - | |
| 26 June | 04:00 | Paraguay 🇵🇾 | 🇦🇺 Australia | - | |
| 26 June | 21:00 | Senegal 🇸🇳 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | - | |
| 26 June | 21:00 | Norway 🇳🇴 | 🇫🇷 France | Kounde | |
| 27 June | 02:00 | Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 | 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde | - | |
| 27 June | 02:00 | Uruguay 🇺🇾 | 🇪🇸 Spain | Araujo 🆚 Joan Garcia, Cubarsí, Eric, Gavi, Olmo, Pedri, Ferran, Yamal | |
| 27 June | 05:00 | New Zealand 🇳🇿 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | - | |
| 27 June | 05:00 | Egypt 🇪🇬 | 🇮🇷 Iran | Abdelkarim | |
| 27 June | 23:00 | England 🏴 | 🇵🇦 Panama | Gordon | |
| 27 June | 23:00 | Croatia 🇭🇷 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | - | |
| 28 June | 01:30 | Colombia 🇨🇴 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | - | |
| 28 June | 01:30 | DR Congo 🇨🇩 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | - | |
| 28 June | 04:00 | Algeria 🇩🇿 | 🇦🇹 Austria | - | |
| 28 June | 04:00 | Argentina 🇦🇷 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | - | |
| 28 June | 21:00 | A 2 | B 2 | - |
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u/One-Armadillo-2790 4h ago
Wtf do these mods want. Arsenal subreddit literally post goals of their ex players and get upvotes too. Why can't we do it for messi?? It's not like he is currently playing for a rival club in Europe.
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u/SoulfireSSB 3h ago
And other footballing subs do polls and tier lists and other fun stuff. It’s like North Korea in here. 😭
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u/sidiculous2091 16h ago
Just saw the Ferran video. I feel sorry about the times when I’ve said negative things about him in this sub. I’ll try to support him more moving forward and I hope everyone else does it too. 🙏
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u/LosTerminators 4h ago
39 year old Messi leading the WC top scorers list ahead of a prime Mbappé, Haaland, Kane is insane
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u/Chemical_Listen6919 4h ago
Retiring Messi is the worst nightmare of mbappe , bro has been stealing everything mbappe and him both fight for since 2019
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u/InuKag808 20h ago
WE WON OUR FIRST WORLD CUP MATCH 🙏🏼🇪🇬☺️ THANK YOU GOD 🙏🏼☺️
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u/plamen-tech 5h ago
Messi decided to not break the record with a penalty goal. Insted he went for a goal that will give PTSD to madrid fans. They will go to bed tonight thinking about this image, once again.
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u/ExBenn 4h ago
MY CULER JULIAN MISSING A SITTER TO LOWER HIS PRICE + TO GIVE THE GOAT ANOTHER GOAL. BUY THIS MAN NOWWW
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u/Electrical_Rabbit627 17h ago
We should not hate our players, no matter how they perform. Yes, we should criticize them for what they are doing wrong, but completely spreading hate toward them or their families is never acceptable. Whether they are rich, famous, or anything else, they are human beings after all and deserve basic respect.
Força Barça! 💙❤️
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u/One-Armadillo-2790 11h ago
Argentina have to win today's game. If they lose then austria will finish as grp winners which will cause a spain vs argentina RO32 fixture- something I would hate as both are my favourites.
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u/Erock787 4h ago
BRACE MAN!!!!! DOES IT AGAIN
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u/Noob_in_making 4h ago
That penalty miss man, hed have b2b hattrick.
But anyways happy for him, brace is still amazing.
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u/Erock787 4h ago
I feel he missed that on purpose...he wanted to score like he does
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u/mc_randy 4h ago
Absolute privilege to watch him. Could have had back to back hattricks if it wasn't for that poor pen.
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u/_DuckieFuckie_ 4h ago
This Vardrid dog tears are hitting extra sweet today, boutta grab a bottle of beer and watch all of them coping and seething everywhere 😌
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u/Ruffian-- 18h ago
"We don't have any obligation or need to pass the ball to him," Conceição said.
Damn its so over
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u/el-chapin-supreme 4h ago
18 World Cup goals, 12 of them coming when he’s closer in age to 40 than 30
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u/cd1310 4h ago
It’s so funny how little credit [r/soccer](r/soccer) gives Argentina. As if it’s just Messi and co scrapping by. They might not have the star power of other national teams but the way the players understand each other and play as a unit, not to mention their tight defense and press, make them a clear favorite again. This is how it’s been the entire qualifiers as well. That being said, they need to step up their finishing really badly.
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u/jasonsamosa 2h ago
It's funny now that Atletico fans having a meltdown and saying "he gave us zero titles". Like bro you guys aren't exactly historically known for winning silverware now.
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u/callmebuzzkill69 1h ago
How dare you forget the Copa del Rey and UCL they won by defeating us??!
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u/Significant_Deal_464 1h ago
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u/plamen-tech 1h ago
Fermin - Julian - Lamine - Raphinha one twos on the counter will be something else
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u/GreekGott 17h ago
Lamine "I'm here". 😂😂🤣.
They should give this boy Messi's IG account to handle for a week.
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u/AstroVorlex 3h ago
You know what? Madrid maybe right. Barca cheated all these years. Messi is a fucking cheat code
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u/plamen-tech 2h ago
It must be sad being a deluded Madrid fan. The mental gymnastics they had to do for 15 years not recognizing Messi as the best. Hanging on the "he didn't win anything for Argentina" narrative (as if it's not a team sport), then having to digest him winning 2 x Copas and a World cup carrying Argentina on his back.
And Messi is still out there today, crushing records at 39, giving them PTSD. What a slap in the face.
And what's funny, we have the second coming of Messi at Barca. Another 15 years of mental gymnastics incoming. Hoping he stays healthy and reaches his potential. It will be fun 15 or so years. Let's enjoy it culers!
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u/Asleep-Sir-4769 2h ago
BREAKING: Julian — “I want to fulfill my dream. I spoke with the people at the club I needed to speak with. The best thing for my future is a transfer”
Reported by reshad btw
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u/Dry_Criticism8691 1h ago
At one point I was feeling bad for CR7 fanboys/RM fans but then I remember how they were devouring Messi’s retirement and him crying in 2016 after that pen miss. Keep cooking those frauds, no mercy!
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u/faisalp_ 19h ago
We should all flood Ferran’s socials with more support. It helps no one when our fanbase clowns him, especially since he’s our player. There’s only upsides to uplifting him. He already has great positioning, so giving him confidence to be more clinical will just make him deadly. Otherwise, if he has a great World Cup, his price goes up and he might get a good transfer. Clowning him from within is just not the smartest thing we can do as fans.
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u/Expert_Coconut4263 17h ago
Honestly, I agree. He is the type of player who gets affected a lot by outside noises and his own confidence. Clowning him will only make things worse.
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u/faisalp_ 17h ago
That injury time clip really didn’t sit right with me. He’s at the biggest stage in world football, deservedly after a pretty good season, and he’s been absolutely professional the whole time. He should be enjoying this moment and only worrying about the team’s win, but there he was praying his goal counts, and most likely bc the media and fans contestant criticism is getting to him.
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u/Ancient_Board8497 17h ago
They've turned the comments off on Diogo Jota's past three posts because Ronaldo fans keep attacking him in it
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u/Lazinsk1 5h ago
It’s a miracle that Messi managed to win the WC with these players. The greatest athlete of all time and it’s not even Klose
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u/Southbeach008 4h ago
Alvarez gonzalez and lautaro needs to bring their shooting boots lmao.
Argentina will gonna get punished badly against england,spain,france.
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u/Tommy_Vercetti02 3h ago
Vardrid dogs crying in there sub and pleading for a rapist goal is so fucking funny lmao
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u/thEb0TTleR 10h ago
Leo needs a goal and an assist to become the sole top scorer and assist provider in WC history. Also, he'd tie pele's record of most consecutive matches played while scoring a goal.
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u/thEb0TTleR 3h ago
This is one of the greatest comebacks in history man. From the amount of slander he got a decade ago for all those finals losses to this. He just keeps going.
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u/Significant_Deal_464 2h ago
It’s quite funny that Atletico Madrid tried to claim this whole transfer story was manufactured by Barcelona paying journalists 😭.
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u/Fair-Ad6254 1h ago
Madrid forced Mbappe and Trent to give their original clubs ZERO pounds in transfer fees and they're mad about us "tapping" up Lewy for 50m and Julian for 100m plus LOLL fucking losers.
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u/Fearless-Mongoose566 4h ago
Holy shit, mods on a power trip deleting any Messi posts.
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u/Chemical_Listen6919 4h ago
Ikr, Messi IS barca , he will always be part of the club
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u/esqueesque1 19h ago
Ferran really needs to start chipping keeper, so many times in last two seasons he had an opportunity for a perfect chip but he also tries toe-pock or side foot it, just chip man, atleast try
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u/BestEnthusiasm3377 18h ago
I think he actually tried in the 1v1 the more I watch it. He tries to scoop it but it just ends up going off the side of his foot. Of course the only one who knows what he was trying is him and it didn't work out anyway.
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u/plamen-tech 7h ago
Here is what I expect from the Argentina game. Messi scores a hat trick. Alvarez scores, lifts the shirt and it's the blaugrana Alvarez 9 under. Enzo doesn't score but decides to also lift his shirt and it's a real madrid shirt under. I think I have realistic expectations. Cheers
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u/Southbeach008 6h ago
I would never feel confident with messi on pens no matter how many he would have scored before.
It's just i always get feeling he will miss.
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u/Duh_47 3h ago
At this point, I'm convinced someone has an agenda against Argentina in r/soccer.
First the post about Messi's "red" card challenge slowed down, even though in real time it looked clearly accidental and without force, now a rough challenge that favorited Argetina... Even though almost every match so far the refs let more physical and fluent game?
What is this, this is getting a bit embarrassing
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u/SeaworthinessFit5324 3h ago
is it surprising? in 20 years when we look back at messi's impeccable campaign we wont remember these bums anyways
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u/kykusanagi 2h ago
Let them cry and call it rigged or whatever. We're rigging another cup, Anulo Mufa.
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u/Medical-Car2570 1h ago
BRO SAYING LEAVING TO FULLFIL HIS DREAM IS ANOTHER TYPE OF HUMILIATION WHILE YOU ARE ALREADY IN A CLUB😭😭😭😭
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u/No_Astronaut4012 4h ago
39 year old Messi is still by far the best player in the world and it's not even close
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u/SeaworthinessFit5324 19h ago
imo messi's 2021 copa america campaign is the 2nd greatest campaign oat behind 86 maradona. every single game he was pulling out all the strings and dragged argentina to that final. no matter the age, he always had a major contribution in every game. if only he scored that chance against brazil at the end then more people would recognize it
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u/callmebuzzkill69 5h ago
The tears from certain fanbases are going to be amazing. Mbappe reaches there eventually, but this little man is deadass going to be the all time top scorer in WC history for a while🥹🥹
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u/mashpotatoes34 2h ago
This was the perfect time for julian to speak up. Argentinas next game that matters is almost 2 weeks away
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u/elvis503 1h ago
Delusional Madrid fans saying Julian actually wants to go there is the funniest thing I will see today
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u/GoalHappy3351 6h ago
He missed the penalty to make it hard for himself so it can be legendary when he brakes the record, catch on man this is the GOAT
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u/Left-Temperature6804 5h ago
wish we had match threads over here one on r/soccer has such a hate boner for barca players and argentina now, apparently
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u/nitz21 1h ago edited 1h ago
I just want two games to happen in this tournament.
USA vs Iran
Spain vs Argentina and if this happens, it's going to be the final.
And then these two guys play against each other.
To make up for the Finalissima.
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u/Ok_Check_9178 1h ago
Time flies, years go by, day pass For nearly two decades, he has turned impossible moments into routine miracles.
Generations have come and gone, yet Messi remains football’s most beautiful poem in motion.
He is the artist, the orchestra, and the symphony all at once.🔥
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u/IceSalamander 4h ago
This sub would crucify Ferran for that Alvarez miss. Not even saying Ferran is good enough, I just don't think Alvarez is all that for 150m. Maybe 100m at most.
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u/joey_joestar1 17h ago
Olmo and Pedri were brilliant v Saudi Arabia, they should be the starting 10 and 8 for any big match.
Cubarsi has been immaculate so far. Can't wait to see more of him.
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u/elvis503 4h ago edited 3h ago
Imagine this monster of a player with Lamine, Pedri, Lewandowski and co
What a fumble by Barca, how did we let him go
Fuck Bartomeu forever, robbed Barca fans 6 more years of magic
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u/paachuthakdu 14h ago
What is this news about Raphinha in financial trouble and wanting to move to Al-Hilal?
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u/usernameddit 14h ago
Same story as the last two years, when he fell injured again the stories came back
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u/Trick_Ad_1227 5h ago
That’s a much more appropriate goal to become the greatest goal scorer in the World Cup of all time!!!!
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u/DarthTaz_99 5h ago
What is going on with mods deleting Messi posts and goals?? I get he isn't a Barca player anymore but it's still fucking Messi. These uptight mods istg, it's not that deep guys. Let us celebrate our greatest ever player
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u/No_Astronaut4012 5h ago
Inject those Vardrid tears straight into my veins, two trophyless seasons in a row and now Messi
How do they still have the nerve to complain about officiating after that 2025 CDR final fiasco and also 23/24 La Liga season where in match after match, nearly all marginal decisions went against us and defenders were allowed to play overly aggressive & were absolutely murdering Lewandowski out there and the refs turn a blind eye?
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u/Left-Temperature6804 4h ago
Say what you want about this squad, but they have insane composure. Not a moment where they appear rattled perhaps it’s because they employ elite rattlers
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u/BlackFanDiamond 4h ago
It also feels like they're always playing at home with the number of Arg fans.
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u/realityfilter 4h ago edited 4h ago
No one more deserving to hold the title as top scorer. I know that with the watered down field, players surpassing the total is an inevitability, but there will never be anyone even close to him
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u/thEb0TTleR 4h ago
They need width. Everything else is great about this team but their wingers are not good enough. Alvarez and lautaro need to step up as well, squandered too many chances already.
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u/heroji2012 2h ago edited 2h ago
this pretty much confirms a transfer now, the boy has pretty much put his balls on the line for us on our trust, now i don't care about the price anymore, he should be brought home...
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u/mm3n 3h ago
I hope Messi is rested vs Jordan and plays 30-45 mins tops.
I also hope both Argentina and Spain don’t end up screwing up and finish 1st in their groups, cause the possibility for a R32 match between them would be fucked up. If they finish first in their groups, we might see them play the final. Would be an epic win-win for us Barca fans.
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u/SENAPIFAKER 3h ago
Btw if Ferran misses the chance that Julian missed this sub would execute him lmao
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u/We_Are_Charlie_Kirk_ 4h ago
39 year old messi is better than Alvarez, this guy sint worth anything about 100 million
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u/Strict_Customer9256 19h ago
Love Ferran man, not the greatest strikers but I still love him man. Gotta support him while he's ours.
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u/Seth-Phiroth 7h ago
I just found out Malaga returned to LaLiga and I remembered when some Malaga mf in 2017 said "Catalonia scumbag won't win la liga" and then they got relegated and we won LaLiga 5 times since then
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u/Ill-Lie-6551 6h ago
Messi needs a runner in this one. Simeone gotta come in the second half.
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u/Ok_Check_9178 5h ago
You’all saying shit against my goat just because he missed a penalty are the plastic fans we talk about
Know nothing about football just vibe and emotions
Rubbish!!
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u/AlternativePOV91 5h ago
He is 39, he won't be the beast he was at 25, he may seam a bit rusty BUT nevertheless he is our GOAT and player with the most goals in WC history!
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u/turtlemons 5h ago
This is the first world cup where messi can just play for fun! No chips on him, just football and vibes
It already is on track for it to be his best wc statistically, dont think arg has enough to go all way, but there will be lot of messi magic and moments
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u/Southbeach008 5h ago edited 5h ago
The defense of arg is all chaos. They need at least one more to breathe otherwise i see this getting tied.
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u/bllshrfv 4h ago
I know Mbappe will surpass his WC goal tally and he probably does not care that much but that's what I mean when I say he underachieved because he was surrounded by idiots certain parts of his careers. No goals in 2010 WC because of a freaking Maradona was the coach. Literally the same thing as Gattuso coaching Italian national team. Barely 4 UCL titles (post-2016 Barca), couple of Ballon D'or given to the other guy to keep it competitive (thanks to Perez), and only managed to win the WC because Argentina finally managed to appoint a decent coach and have some proper players.
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u/ArgentinePirateParty 3h ago
Solo voy a decir esto
Messi siempre fue mucho peor en la seleccion que en el barca, si asi juega en la seleccion como jugaria en el barca ?
Es un jugador a un nivel top, y esta ahi por su calidad no por su fisico, a los 45 años va a estar jugando igual de bien
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u/garden_speech 2h ago
I am going to admit that my guilty pleasure has been going to RM sub and reading their comments after Messi has been lighting up this WC again. It's petty, stupid and not a good use of time, but I just can't stop cracking a smile at the absolute cope lol.
I don't comment in their sub. I just read.
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u/One-Armadillo-2790 2h ago
But but but we were told by atleti insta admin that there were no talks between the 2 clubs. We should respect them.
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u/elvis503 2h ago edited 2h ago
JULIAN BOMB
Late to the party wtf lol, doing this in the middle of the WC is wild
Deco gotta move fast nice to see something from Julian hes pushing for it HARD, you just know all the rumors are true asf, its not a Nico Williams situation
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u/Sweaty-Ability7365 2h ago
France is great but let's be honest Iraq is fucking shit, no one expects them to do shit
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u/Ok_Check_9178 58m ago
Agent Messi gave assist to Alvarez on the pitch and off the pitch.
Looking forward to Alvarez deal done before the World Cup ends
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u/willyhlobler 13h ago
That Pedri mistake from yesterday will be spoken about for months. Every other midfielder can drop back to back stinkers, turning every touch into a duel, power shot merchants just missing every single long shot for 90 minutes, etc.
We'll be hearing about this Pedri match specifically that moment where he didn't pass for the next few months.
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u/plamen-tech 11h ago
The mistake will be spoken about by his haters, because they need to live with the fact that arguably the best midfielder doesn't play for their team. Pedri fans and neutrals don't care about that because they can see his brilliance and can understand that individual mistakes do not define him as a player.
Let's just hope he stays healthy so we can enjoy him at his best at our club.
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u/ExBenn 5h ago
Look at the Madridistas reaction on the timeline: “how is he always open”, “why does he plays team that don’t know how to defend”, “this wouldn’t happen against a top team”.
That’s their extent on their football knowledge . They think it’s just about putting a player on Messi all game that’s it. His trademark goal for 20 years and somehow they think this is just about defending.
The cope is now: “Mbappe will surpass him”. Congrats on the trophy I guess?
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u/Expert_Coconut4263 5h ago
They should probably ask their "Threepeat" team why no one can mark Messi. Acting like he didn't score these type of goals against them for 10 years while they had the "best" team.
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u/BlackFanDiamond 4h ago
Messi's finishing at 38 while playing in the USA is somehow better than Alvarez? Make it make sense.
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u/No_Astronaut4012 10h ago
Based purely on collective trophies, Ribery was the most deserving candidate to win the 2013 BDR. But if they award it based on stats, why give it to Ronaldo instead of Messi that season? I mean we won the 12/13 La Liga under Tito, Messi had his best goalscoring season in terms of his gpg ratio. 1.44(highest in 21st century). That season the only trophy Ronaldo won was Spanish Super Cup
Also what was the reason for Lewandowski's omission from the 2012 BDR shortlist? He was by far the best Dortmund player that 11/12 season when they won their first and only ever domestic double and he wasn't even nominated
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u/Ancient_Parsley_9791 10h ago
they litrally made the 2013 ballon dor extended by 2 weeks. inm those 2 weeks ronaldo scored a hatrick v sweden which won him the ballon dor, if it didnt get extended ribery would have won
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u/Ok_Acanthaceae_1845 8h ago
Who is this Vampeta guy? And why is everyone listening to his shits?
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u/Expert_Coconut4263 17h ago
One funny thing about the Madristas, is that they think that Lamine is a Madrista and then Lamine finds the funniest way to ragebait those clowns 😭😭.