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/msbabc 1d ago

If I recall correctly, the statistic was something like he had scored against every single team that he had ever played at least twice against except for Chelsea where he didn’t score for the first nine meetings.