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Fans are convinced Lionel Messi 'meant' his astonishing assist for Neymar

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Updated 22:12 6 Aug 2022 GMT+1Published 20:26 6 Aug 2022 GMT+1

Fans are convinced Lionel Messi 'meant' his astonishing assist for Neymar

Lionel Messi set up Neymar in stunning fashion.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Fans are convinced Lionel Messi 'meant' his astonishing assist for Neymar in Paris Saint-Germain's Ligue 1 opener against Clermont Foot.

Messi wasted no time influencing the game, incredibly setting up Neymar in the ninth minute of their fixture on Saturday.

Pablo Sarabia played a ball into Messi who delicately flicked the ball behind him with his weaker right foot.

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He appeared to guide the ball to his Brazilian teammate who fired home with a low drive.


Did Messi mean his pass to Neymar? Well, fans online reckon so.

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One tweeted: "The touch - he meant to do it, didn’t he? It’s absolutely incredible, you can tell by the way he’s looking over his shoulder that it’s intentional."

A second wrote: "Messi meant that and no one is telling me otherwise."

A third added: "What an assist."

Messi then scored two late goals including an outrageous bicycle kick goal in his side's 5-0 win.

Featured Image Credit: BT Sport

Topics: Lionel Messi, Neymar, Paris Saint-Germain, Football

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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