2 years ago if someone had told you that one day Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos will become teammates, you would have taken that person to the psychiatric ward of the nearest hospital. If that person had told you that one day Messi will win a penalty and give it to Ramos to score, you would have definitely been tempted to pull the plug on him, but that is exactly what happened during Paris Saint-Germain’s pre-season friendly against Ligue 2 outfit Quevilly-Rouen.
Fiercest rivals for 15 years, Messi and Ramos were brought together under extraordinary circumstances last summer as a bankrupt Barcelona could no longer keep Messi on their books while Ramos left Madrid after a stellar career. Both of them ended up at PSG in a major coup for the Qatar-owned French club as they pursued their dream of winning the Champions League.
While the first season didn’t go as planned for both of them in the French capital as Ramos struggled with injuries and Messi had a quiet season by his standards, this pre-season suggests both of them are ready to work together and give one last shot at the ultimate glory in club football, the champions league.
Messi was fouled inside the penalty area in the pre-season friendly and the Argentine, who has always taken spot kicks for club and country, left it for his long-term rival Ramos to stroke it through.
The internet, which is used to seeing Ramos trying to kill Messi on a football field, was totally unprepared for this turn of events and many internet users couldn’t believe what they were seeing.
Messi giving penalty to Ramos even after he use to do this to him…
— Diya (@Diya1030) July 15, 2022
Most unselfish player ever. pic.twitter.com/ZMAO7aAFQv
Sergio Ramos scored a penalty won by Lionel Messi today.
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) July 15, 2022
What timeline are we in?! 🙃 pic.twitter.com/yezd9oHf4Z
#Messi won the penalty and gave it to Ramos, who scored the goal.
— Kashiful Haque (@haq_kashif29) July 15, 2022
Now, I’ve seen everything in life 😂 pic.twitter.com/KAxmzMHzRh
While everyone still can’t believe that Messi and Ramos are on the same side now, it remains to be seen if they can deliver what the Qatari owners have always desired ever since they took over the Paris-based club, European glory.
