Messi said goodbye to the Camp Nou in 2021, with tears in his eyes, the financial crisis which paralyzed Barça preventing him from renewing his contract and forcing the greatest player of all time to leave the club which had been his since childhood.
Messi returns to Barcelona in the middle of the night
After leaving Barcelona four years ago, Messi played for Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Miami. However, the Argentine maestro’s heart never really left the Blaugrana. Messi discreetly set foot on the legendary Camp Nou pitch this week. As the Argentina national team prepares for a friendly match against Angola on November 14, Messi and Rodrigo De Paul took an unplanned detour to Barcelona. He benefited from private access to the Camp Nou, recently renovated and whose work is nearing completion. The last time Messi played for Barcelona was on May 16, 2021, in a La Liga match against Celta Vigo.
Messi surpasses Ronaldo on Instagram.
Messi posted a series of photos of his return to FC Barcelona on Instagram, accompanied by the following caption: “Last night I returned to a place that I miss terribly. A place where I was immensely happy, where you made me feel a thousand times happier than anyone else. I hope I can come back one day, and not just to say goodbye as a player, like I never was able to… 💙❤️ “.
At the time of writing, the post has already garnered an incredible 24.2 million likes, surpassing Ronaldo’s post celebrating the Nations League victory, which totaled 23.5 million likes. From the Copa America to the World Cup, Messi has broken records time and time again. His post celebrating the 2022 World Cup victory remains the most liked Instagram post of all time, with over 74 million likes.
However, Ronaldo holds the record for the most liked comment in Instagram history. His ironic response to the announcement of Kylian Mbappé’s arrival at Real Madrid, “ My turn to watch. Looking forward to seeing you set the Bernabéu on fire. #HalaMadrid »has collected more than 5 million likes.
