During the match,. Messi scored twice again in friendlies, the first in a 4-1 win for Argentina in 2008 and the second in a 2-2 draw in 2015. With the Spanish giants finding themselves amidst a financial crisis, they had to commit the cardinal sin of letting Lionel Messi leave. 5 He is the all-time leading marksman in the history of Spanish top-flight football, has over 120 Champions League efforts to his name and has proven himself time and again when lining up against opponents from every corner of the planet - with 84 different defences breached as of January 2022. From Miami to Manchester! The Ultimate Trivia Battle! In total, he's played in 101 games against fellow London sides for Spurs, facing nine different clubs based in the capital city.

Messi fired his country to another 1-0 friendly victory later that year, which marked their most recent meeting before the latest edition of the Copa America.