In 2017, When Messi scored his 500th career goal in a la Liga match, against major Rivals real Madrid. Messi celebrated by Raising his shirt to the fans. Jordi Alba, Messi’s former Barcelona and current inter Miami teammate, finally revealed why Messi Celebrated in that way. According to Alba, “There are few who know the story of Messi, why he lifted the shirt after he scored the goal. We were playing against Real Madrid. During the match, there were chants and insults against Messi. They even described him as disabled and dwarf. Messi did not like it.” After the first half was over, in the dressing room, he became angry and said to Suarez – “These people, they do not belong to football”, and real Madrid fans, continued to do so in the second half. When Messi scored the winning goal in the game, he went towards them and lifted his shirt. He silenced everyone and saying, “Remember the Name”. Lionel Messi has an impressive record against Real Madrid, having scored 26 goals and provided 14 assists in 45 appearances, across various competitions. This tally, makes him one of the most prolific players, in the history of El Clásico.
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