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07th Jul 2020

Lionel Messi’s five worst career moments

Lionel Messi's career has been glittering and magnificent but there will always be that tragic linger of disappointment on the international stage

Reuben Pinder

Still the GOAT

Lionel Messi’s career has been glittering and magnificent and all the big adjectives you want to use. But there will always be that tragic linger of disappointment on the international stage, having lost three finals in three years.

League titles, Champions League glory, the beauty of tiki-taka; The overwhelming majority of Messi’s career will be remembered fondly and he is one of the most decorated players of all time. But the lows have been crushing. And in the middle of the deacde, they came thick and fast.

These are the five worst moments of Lionel Messi’s career. (Still the GOAT).