Federico Valverde gives brilliant answer when asked how to stop Lionel Messi

Federico Valverde gives an excellent answer to the question of how to stop Lionel Messi

Ryan Smart Published 20:52, 13/11/2023 GMT | Last updated 20:52, 13/11/2023 GMT

Federico Valverde gives an excellent answer to the question of how to stop Lionel Messi Featured image credit: Getty Real Madrid star Federico Valverde has given a brilliant answer to the question of how to try to stop Lionel Messi.

Although the midfielder didn't become a regular for Real until Messiand#039's final years at Barca, the pair had several battles on the El Clasico pitch - and that was when Messi was at PSG.

They have also done so internationally, with Valverde and Uruguay facing Messi and Argentina in South American qualifiers and the Copa America. The pair have a lot of respect for each other, which was evident when Valverde appeared on the pitch against his nemesis and iconic party in Saudi Arabia last year, holding up his shirt to the fans.

Lionel Messiand's iconic celebration in front of Real Madrid fans (Credit: Getty) Lionel Messiand's iconic celebration in front of Real Madrid fans (Credit: Getty) The Uruguayan wasn't in Real's squad that night in 2017, but he cemented his place in the first team for years - and stopping Messi was always the first thing before every Clasico. But figuring out how to stop the Argentine legend is one thing. Actually doing it when the game starts is another matter.

And ahead of Uruguay's Nov. 17 World Cup qualifier against Argentina, local media asked Valverde how his team will try to stop Messi during the game. His response? andquot;I don't know how to do that. andquot;I could never stop him. We had many Classics and Casemiro was always a good weapon against Messi. Although not always. andquot;You have to respect him because he is one of the best players in the world.andquot;

Messi is playing for Argentina for the first time after he won a record eighth Ballon d'Or in Paris last month. Asked if this achievement makes him a football goat, he replied: "As I've always said, I don't know if I'm the best player in history or not." andquot;If I'm one of the best, that's a great thing.andquot; Topics: Federico Valverde, Lionel Messi, Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Argentina Ryan Smart Federico Valverde's wife posts an emotional Twitter thread after Alex Baena's statement Jack Kenmare Published on 11 April 2023 at 11.07 am. BST | Last updated on 11.17. 11 April 2023 BST Federico Valverde's wife posts an emotional Twitter thread after Alex Baena's statement Featured Image: Alamy/Instagram - minabonino Mina Bonino, the partner of Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde, has released a detailed Twitter thread after it emerged that Villarreal striker Alex Baena has lodged a police report following an alleged assault. After Saturday night's 3-2 defeat between Real Madrid and Villarreal, Valverde allegedly punched Baena in the Bernabeu car park. After the full-time whistle, the Uruguayan midfielder reportedly waited for the bus next to Villarreal's team in the stadium and parking lot and asked Baena to repeat what he allegedly said on the pitch, according to ESPN. Valverde reportedly reacted furiously when the Spain U21 international made disparaging remarks about his unborn child and #039; sources told the publication.

Baena first commented during Villarrealand#039's Copa del Rey match against Real Madrid on the 19th. in January as Los Blancos won 2-0 thanks to goals from Vinicius, Eder Militao and Dani Ceballos to win 3-2. As reported by ESPN, she said, andquot;Cry because your baby will not be born.andquot; On Monday, Baena released a statement saying: “Last Saturday I was attacked by a colleague in the profession after the game against Real Madrid ended. andquot;After the incident, some comments appeared, probably from his relatives, that I wished his family ill. andquot;Since then, and it could not be otherwise, no evidence has been published to prove the actions attributed to her.andquot; In February, Mina Bonino, Valverde's partner and #039 since 2019, said she believed she had lost her child until further tests determined their child was healthy. Image credit: Alamy Image credit: Alamy Bonino has since commented on the matter.

On Monday night, she wrote on Twitter: "Imagine you are 14 weeks pregnant, being told that your baby will not be born, that it has an incompatible trisomy, that you can choose to terminate the pregnancy. Or wait for invasive tests, the results. from which last more than a month... "Imagine you're ready to explain that you're giving birth to a stillborn baby, the recovery is quick, and you can try again in two or three months. Meanwhile, imagine that social media sympathizes with me because it is rumored that I lost a pregnancy when I didn't even know.

"Imagine, from the first days of January to the 10th of February, there are endless results, I am in my bed, I sleep every day, I carry a child who does not know if he will be born and meanwhile life goes on. on.Imagine.my head and what I had to endure.

Andquot; Imagine everyone after you "win" telling you that you are using bad luck. It breaks my heart and it's true. Words hurt more than any blow and I'm not ready to go through it all again. "We never incited violence. I'm sorry you got the threats I got, but it's out of my hands. I never fully explained how bad these two months of uncertainty were. I want to shut up, I. don't dwell on the topic, but welcome. After all we've been through, it pains me to read that we took advantage of the accident." "It is God who sees everything, who knows the reality and we are calm, but they open a wound that is not even closed, because I will not have peace until the child is born. There are limits.