Know Messi's scary challenge that blew everyone's senses
Lionel Messi is no stranger to physicality and rough challenges, but a horror tackle by Venezualas Adrian Martinez has been labelled as the worst tackle ever
Sometimes a player is so good, the only way to stop them is to foul them Whether it is a tug of a shirt, a clip of the ankles, or a brusque bit of physicality, players often have no choice but to resort to the dark arts to stop a player
Lionel Messi this has been the case ever since he was a little boy playing in Argentina However, while Messi has grown used to the odd kick or body check, he found himself on the end of what was described by Marca as the worst tackle he has ever faced in his career
The Paris Saint-Germain forward cut the ball back past Venezuela defender Adrian Martinez who hit the former Barcelona captain with a horrific knee-high studs up challenge
The impact of the challenge was enough to send the 34-year-old sprawling into the air Sensationally, the referee needed VAR to give Martinez a red card, despite the Deportivo La Guaira defender’s reckless challenge
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