Enzo Fernandez breaks Cristiano Ronaldo fans’ hearts after calling Lionel Messi a GOAT
It appears as if Enzo Fernandez is taking a lesson from his national team captain Lionel Messi. Despite their struggles in the Premier League, Chelsea picked up a much-needed win over Aston Villa in the FA Cup. Chelsea beat Aston Villa 3–1 in the fourth round of the FA Cup. However, the talking point of the match was Enzo Fernandez’s goal.
Goals from Conor Gallagher and Nicholas Jackson put Chelsea 2–0 ahead within 21 minutes of the match. In the second half, Chelsea got a free kick which Enzo Fernandez went ahead to take. The Argentinian star scored a spectacular free-kick which even his compatriot and Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez could not stop. After scoring the goal, Fernandez took off his shirt and started playing catch in front of the fans.
Enzo Fernandez celebrates Ronaldo’s “I’m here” after scoring a freekick for Chelsea.
You would have never seen any Portuguese player doing this for Lionel Messi. pic.twitter.com/mAp51Zjb0A
– Cristiano Xtra (@CristianoXtra_) 7 February 2024
Fernandez’s celebration immediately brought to mind the iconic celebrations of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Some fan pages on social media platforms also compared Fernandez’s celebration to that of Messi and Ronaldo. An X (formerly known as Twitter) user, @CristianoXtra_also shared Fernandez’s post and wrote, “Enzo Fernandez celebrates Ronaldo’s “I’m here” after scoring a freekick for Chelsea,
The post indicated that Fernandez’s celebration was inspired by the Al-Nassr star. However, the confusion was quickly dispelled by the 2022 World Cup winner. Fernandez shared a photo of the match on his Facebook account. He also added the caption, “GOAT LEARNING FROM LEO MESSI, However, unfortunately for supporters of the Portuguese talisman, Enzo’s update will not sit well with them.
Cristiano Ronaldo takes revenge on Lionel Messi by copying his celebration
The celebration that inspired Enzo Fernandez was popularized by Lionel Messi seven years ago. In 2017, Messi’s FC Barcelona faced Ronaldo’s Real Madrid in a thrilling El Clasico. It was necessary for FC Barcelona to win this match to reach level with Real Madrid at the top of La Liga. However, it was Real Madrid who took the lead with former Madrid midfielder Casemiro scoring the opener.
Furthermore, Messi suffered some flagrant fouls los blancos He was also left bleeding after being elbowed in the face by defenders and Marcelo. However, Messi equalized for FC Barcelona with his mouth bandaged to reduce bleeding. The Catalan giants went ahead after a goal from outside the box by former Barcelona star Ivan Rakitic.
After this, Real Madrid was successful in equalizing the match by scoring a goal in the 85th minute of its former Colombian star James Rodriguez. However, with just a few seconds left on the clock, Messi managed to score the winner and held up his jersey in front of the Real Madrid supporters in celebration. However, Ronaldo, distraught after the match, took his revenge a few months later.
Real Madrid beat FC Barcelona 3-1 in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup. Despite Messi scoring from the spot, Ronaldo had the last laugh. After scoring a wonderful goal from just outside the box, Ronaldo had a moment of revenge. The ex-Real Madrid talisman mimicked Messi’s celebration and held up his jersey in front of silent FC Barcelona fans at Camp Nou.
Was Lionel Messi’s iconic celebration copied from Marcelo?
While most football fans believe that it was Lionel Messi who first celebrated by raising his shirt, he is not the first football star to do so. However, despite the popularization of the celebration by Messi and Ronaldo, the two modern generation football GOATs were not the pioneers of the celebration. Messi and Ronaldo’s former teammate was one of the first to do so.
Brazilian football legend and Messi’s former FC Barcelona teammate Ronaldinho was the first football star to celebrate by holding up his shirt. Ronaldinho celebrated the feat during his tenure at PSG more than two decades ago in 2002. It was then copied by another Brazilian icon and ex-Real Madrid star Marcelo, who raised his shirt after Real Madrid’s iconic ‘La Décima’ Champions League win in 2014. ,
