“We always clashed in the Clasico” – When Lionel Messi named Real Madrid icon as player who made him ‘most angry’ on the pitch By Pratyasha Sarkar

Lionel Messi once named former Real Madrid centre-back Sergio Ramos as the player who enraged him the most on the pitch. Messi and Ramos have faced each other in 44 games over the years at the club and international level.
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Lionel Messi once named former Real Madrid centre-back Sergio Ramos as the player who enraged him the most on the pitch. Messi and Ramos have faced each other in 44 games over the years at the club and international level.

Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos’s rivalry was at its peak between 2005 and 2021 when they represented Barcelona and Real Madrid, respectively. Both players left their respective clubs in 2021 to sign for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and played together for two seasons. In 2023, Messi left PSG to join Inter Miami while Ramos moved to Sevilla.In a June 2024 interview with Abitare, Lionel Messi named Sergio Ramos as the player who enraged him the most angry on the pitch, recalling their multiple clashes during El Clasicos. He said (via GOAL):