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    ‘OUTSTANDING!’ Lionel Messi to return to Barcelona? Ronald Araujo LaLiga MVP? | ESPN FC
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    ‘OUTSTANDING!’ Lionel Messi to return to Barcelona? Ronald Araujo LaLiga MVP? | ESPN FC



    ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno and Pablo Zabaleta join Kay Murray to praise the performance of Ronald Araujo after Barcelona’s win over Atletico Madrid in LaLiga. Plus, the guys debate whether Lionel Messi returning to Xavi’s side is a good idea for the club.

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    49 Comments

    1. sankalp singh on

      Media always cry 😂
      Suddenly everyone starts having problems with messi returning
      They don't feel any problem when any other ordinary player joins any new team

    3. Vikram Bhat on

      he says that barcelona attacking wise has been not up to mark and then says messi coming back to barcelona is bad, literally still the best playmaker in the world and can score decent amount of goals as well, so barcelona definitely need messi, they should get rid of ferran torres and other dead weights before they get in messi though, don't want player sitting on the bench while being paid huge wages.

    4. Jose Gutierrez on

      Jessica's Mercy has an older player does that mean he's a liability at the end of the day wouldn't you want him to give that experience tips and tricks to players that are much younger than him that are literally the next generation

    5. Agustin Pereira on

      People here really seem to forget who Messi is. Not good enough? He’s had at least one goal contribution practically every game. Hes old, I don’t want to hear none of this stuff about him defending, you don’t ask Messi to defend. Build the squad around him, replace busquets with gundogan, and we’ve got a team!

    7. DuderinoDeux on

      Pure speculation. UNLIKELY. Not sure if it happened would be a solution to their DREADFUL European form for YEARS! Maybe a short term lift possibly. Real are leaving them in their wake now over the last decade in terms of the CL. Amazing only starting to get the credit now from the UK media but WHY AM I NOT ONE BIT SURPRISED? La Liga v EPL sides overall and particularly in finals is ONE SIDED in terms of victories. Hala Madrid Hala la Liga, Barca are falling behind though …

    11. Hector Morena on

      Common sense at last! No need to complicate things. The best defender of the best team which is the La Liga champion mainly because of its defense. Look no further, Araujo MVP.

    12. parth pratim rai on

      Messi will surely help Barca by creating more chances and scoring more goals…We can clearly see they lack bit of creativity when Pedri is not on the field

    15. Rik Halder on

      Even as a Ronaldo fan who never liked Messi that much but always respected him I would cry in happiness if he rejoins Barca, and it’s looking like he is. 😂🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

    18. Abhinav Lal on

      ESPN crew have no idea what Messi would bring in for this Barca team. He would be a terrific addition to bring in creativity and goals.

    19. Kaloh Paul on

      Barca are doing just fine they need to move on just like Madrid did with Ronaldo. The only games Barca struggle this season was due to injuries. They should move on without messi

    20. Maunzee on

      Messi is money himself. Why do you think PSG didn’t want to let him go and La Liga & Barça welcomed him with open hands

    24. Marlon H. on

      Not sure why they keep saying "Messi coming back is going to complicate things for Barcelona", when buying ANY player even remotely better than Gavi is going to complicate things. Coz let's face it, Gavi isn't all that great a player anyways. He doesn't create many chances, he's reckless in his approach to the game to the point where he racks up yellow cards like it's going out of fashion – sometimes to the point where he misses important games, he doesn't help move the game forward.

    37. Darius on

      Messi on a free to Barca, for 1 season, play him as a 10, then Messi to Rosario Newells Old Boys for 1 season and end his career. That would be my wish.

    41. najaf jaffery on

      1st they always critize players n then they got shut out same happened on Argentina in world cup & Zlatan when he returned to Ac Mulilan ..
      Leo gonna silence them better as he always did in Copa America Or World Cup

    42. Shaan Fahad on

      I think it was all a plan by Messi and Barcelona . they didnt have money and a better team for Messi 2 years back .and they wanted to break the Messidepencia. so they put the plan to take a break so that we will built a team which is not messi dependent just like what scaloni did when he became the coach. now the team is set so that they can easily add Messi and he can do wonders with prime pedri in mid and auroujo in defence and with a proper 9 like levy.😊

    45. Lorenzo Munisami on

      Ah yes they complain we domt play sustainable football but also want us not to buy Messi so we keep playing the same. Messi takes us to the next step, being able to outscore teams while have a good defense.

    46. Gigi Dawide on

      People forgetting with this Barcelona defense Messi alone can win ucl no joke look at Argentina who did they win? They all defend and Messi does his thing attacking he will make something as long as they team don’t concede and Barcelona is good at keeping clean shits

    47. Gideon Godbless on

      It's very funny how people think Messi cannot fit into this Barca team. Yes he can't run a lot without the ball but anytime he has the ball, its a different story. I'm pretty sure he will be a good fit and a good signing for the team.

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