The latest training sessions in Japan have shown that old rivalries are not necessarily forgotten at PSG. Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos are in the front row.
If at the start of the QSI era, Paris Saint-Germain had clearly targeted the Italian market to strengthen and grow in Europe, it has been in Spain for a few years that the capital club has been shopping. Recruitments from La Liga are numerous, with disappointments (Jesé, Rico, Rafinha), mixed feelings (Berchiche, Sarabia), successes (Hakimi, Navas) and above all huge stars (Sergio Ramos, Neymar, Messi) . And with some players, it’s a bit like the Clasico that was imported to PSG. In particular two players who could never support each other when they were opposed: Sergio Ramos and Lionel Messi. The Argentinian has often made misery in the defense of Real Madrid, even if the Spaniard has also taken his revenge with sumptuous titles thanks to his will to win. The two men do not really like each other, and this continues at PSG.
Luckily Sergio Ramos is now Messi’s partner. Years passed and he still hasn’t gotten the tab ????????.
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— Teo Coquet (@TeoCoquet) July 25, 2022
A video that leaked on social networks thus reports a fairly virulent pass of arms for a simple training, during one of the last appearances in Japan. We first see La Pulga dodging Sergio Ramos, before dribbling him with a subtle feint while seeing the Spaniard try to hook him. This action obviously displeased the Argentinian who came back to say his way of thinking, and the two men still explained themselves on the following action, suggesting that Messi had not liked, nor digested, this behavior he deemed dangerous for training. The video made the buzz, and updated the rivalry between Barça and Real.
Sergio Ramos and Messi are not friends
The Spanish media obviously took it up to remind us that life in the Parisian locker room could sometimes remind us of past adversities. For Juan Manuel Moreno, columnist on Antena 3, it is difficult to forget that these two men are no longer rivals. “ Even though they have already played together for a year, it is still very strange to see Messi and Sergio Ramos in the same shirt. Their relationship isn’t particularly bad, but they’re clearly not friends. The Andalusian is always very nervous, and it shows in training, and it can sting Messi “, delivered the journalist, for whom the previous season could not strengthen the friendship between the two players, knowing that Sergio Ramos simply hardly played at all.
Even if this falling out will certainly be quickly forgotten, PSG observers will note both Sergio Ramos’ increased desire to be very present in training, and also the fact that the sessions under Christophe Galtier are tough and allow a strong commitment. Those who lean more in favor of Lionel Messi will be able to note his magnificent dribble the finish afterwards, just to remind that the Argentinian seems to have regained the fullness of his physical means, his confidence and his sense of goal. Not yet enough to make him jump into the arms of Sergio Ramos for his next achievement.
