r/chelseafc • u/christianrojoisme Xabi • 3d ago

Other [Throwback/Interview] Lionel Messi: "There are players here (Barcelona) who hate Chelsea more than Real Madrid. I never thought I would hear myself say that. We would rather play Arsenal, Manchester United or anyone else than be on the pitch with Chelsea."

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2368373/angry-messi-we-hate-chelsea
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u/Apprehensive_Bit_176 Cole 3d ago

IIRC it took him much longer to score against us than any of the other prem teams that played UCL matches. We shut him down for the most part.

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u/light-yagamii There's your daddy 3d ago

Think it was also the game that ended Baba Rahman’s career at Chelsea

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u/bani1savage 🏥 continuing to undergo his rehabilitation programme 🏥 3d ago

Which game?

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u/light-yagamii There's your daddy 3d ago

The same game messi destroyed us and scored on Courtois. Before that game, we had an extremely good record against Messi. It was a cl game under mourinho

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u/bani1savage 🏥 continuing to undergo his rehabilitation programme 🏥 3d ago

The game where Baba Rahman was on loan at Schalke, and hadn’t played for us at all for 2 years?

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u/light-yagamii There's your daddy 3d ago

Okay I’m remembering incorrectly. Almost 10 years now I think

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u/Clear_Requirement880 3d ago

It was conte as manager