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What Happened When A Peak Lionel Messi Tried To Dribble Past A 35-Year-Old Alessandro Nesta

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Updated 09:20 19 Mar 2022 GMTPublished 15:01 18 Mar 2022 GMT

What Happened When A Peak Lionel Messi Tried To Dribble Past A 35-Year-Old Alessandro Nesta

Age is only a number, as shown by Alessandro Nesta's perfect tackle on Lionel Messi in Barcelona's Champions League clash against AC Milan.

Adnan Riaz

Adnan Riaz

Barcelona legend Lionel Messi has destroyed some of the best defenders in the world across his football career, but he faced a tough battle with Alessandro Nesta.

When he reached the age of 35, it would be easy to write off the Italian former defender against Messi.

But when the former Barca star crossed paths with the ex-AC Milan player in 2011, the Argentine ace met his match.

Messi skillfully dribbled his way into the box during the Champions League match and was about to pull the trigger, but Nesta tracked back and delivered the perfect slide tackle.

He stopped the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner from scoring, as well as leaving Messi to slam his hands onto the pitch in a sign of pure frustration.

Check it out below.

Absolute pure class, right?

"I am Messi fan, but this is just beautiful," one YouTube user wrote.

Another said: "I don't think there is a single defender in the world today that would be able to do this in such difficult position. Nesta is a LEGEND, GIANT!"

A third posted: "Nesta... Doesn't need a legion of fans to be a legend... man did his work silently, and he was almost 10 years older than Messi when he did that."

A fourth added: "Nesta. You beauty."

Messi won't be forgetting about that tackle for a long time.

Featured Image Credit: YouTube

Topics: Football, Barcelona, Lionel Messi, Champions League, Spain, La Liga

Adnan Riaz
Adnan Riaz

Adnan Riaz is a journalist for SPORTbible. He studied for a B.A. in History at the University of York and followed it up with an M.A. in Multimedia Journalism at MMU. Before he started writing about sports, he spent over four years in the gaming press. He has worked for several publications, including Hardcore Gamer, LADbible and the Manchester Evening News. Follow him on Twitter to find out what he is working on next. Got a story tip for Adnan? Email him: [email protected]

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