3 milestones that may always elude Lionel Messi

#3 Scoring for 2 different winning teams in Champions League final

Club-record scorer Messi has expressed his 'happiness' playing for Barcelona on numerous occasions. The possibility of the diminutive Argentinian turning up for another club during the course of his active career, much less score in a Champions League final for a club not named Barcelona, is very low.

Messi is still scoring at a prolific pace for the Blaugrana, and still winning titles. Thus, it may safely be surmised that despite no apparent dearth of suitors, Messi and Barcelona are unlikely to part company any time soon.

Cristiano Ronaldo remains the only player in Champions League history to have scored for two winning sides in the final (Manchester United in 2008, Real Madrid in 2014 and 2017).

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Bhargav supports Italy at national level, a team steeped in tradition and history according to him. He still harbors the heartbreak from the Azzurri’s 1994 FIFA World Cup final defeat against Brazil, and protagonist-turned-antagonist from the game, ‘Divine Ponytail’ Roberto Baggio is his all-time favorite player. His favorite manager is Marcelo Lippi, who ended Italy’s 24-year wait for the World Cup trophy, winning it in 2006.

Outside Europe’s top five leagues, he follows the MLS following Lionel Messi’s move in 2023 but favors Cristiano Ronaldo in the G.O.A.T. debate. During his free time, Bhargav enjoys driving off to new places and singing.

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