kids messi football shirt Kieran Trippier has opened up on what it’s like to play against Lionel Messi ahead of Barcelona’s arrival at Wanda Metropolitano to face Atletico Madrid.

Trippier witnessed the five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s talents up close with Tottenham in the Champions League group stages last season.

Barcabeat Spurs 4-2 in their own backyard, with Messi helping himself to two goalsafterwreaking havoc on the Spurs defence throughout the 90 minutes.

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Trippier left north London to join Atletico during the summer transfer window, and is now preparing to come up against the diminutive Argentine again in La Liga on Sunday.

While recalling Messi’s stellar display against Tottenham manchester city shirt de bruyne junior last year, theEngland international told The Athletic: “Everyone knows how good he is, but I think he turned up a few extra notches that night.