Liverpool fans have accused Sergio Ramos of deliberately taking out Mohamed Salah in the Champions League final - and this one video that has emerged online shows that the hard-hitting defender does have history in going for the biggest threat on the opposing team.
Ramos tackled Salah during the final in Kiev and Egyptian King went off injured. The tackle has polarised supporters: some say that the Real defender was in the wrong, some say that Salah had his arm wrapped around the Spaniard as he fell down.
As you'd suspect, it kicked off on social media about the incident.
And this heated debate online has prompted one Messi fan account to conjure a brilliant compilation of Ramos tackling the Argentine star during El Classico clashes.
We're not saying that Ramos is set out to injury Messi - such an accusation can't be taken lightly - but it certainly appears that way, the 33-year-old taking the little maestro clean out in Jackass-style clashes. At times, Ramos jumps in two-footed, Messi just about lifting his body over to avoid serious injury.
We can imagine it being a little stressful marking Messi, not least in a massive game such as Barcelona versus Real Madrid. Messi's record in the match is simply brilliant for a striker against arguably the biggest and perhaps the best team in Europe. He's scored 26 goals in 38, enough to send another defender - like Ramos - over the edge.
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Both players will feature at the World Cup. Ramos for Spain and Messi for Argentina, two national sides were could well go on to win the whole tournament.
But a few Barcelona and Spain fans won't be happy if Ramos decides to injury their star man, even if their captain needs up lifting the World Cup trophy.
Who will get further in the World Cup? Messi or Ramos?
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