JEROME BOATENG has expertly hit back at trolls constantly mocking him for the time he was famously humiliated by Lionel Messi.
Despite a glittering career in which he has lifted seven Bundesliga titles, the Champions League, and the World Cup, the defender is often reminded of the time he came off second best to the six-time Ballon d’Or winner.
Lionel Messi memorably skinned Jerome Boateng during Barcelona’s win over Bayern Munich in 2015Credit: AFP – Getty
Boateng faced the Argentine superstar in the first leg of Bayern Munich’s 3-0 European Cup defeat against Barcelona at the Camp Nou in 2015.
Messi had already opened the scoring with a strike from outside the area late in the match when he made history with an iconic goal three minutes later.
The 32-year-old embarked on a mazy run that turned Boateng inside out before he chipped Manuel Neuer with both Germans sprawled on the floor.
And during a Q&A on Twitter, one fan wasted little time in asking the centre-back about the embarrassing incident.
User Mr Moody asked: “What was going through your head when Messi did THAT to you. You know what I’m talking about #AskJerome.”
Yet to his credit, Boateng saw the funny side of the ordeal as he replied: “Honestly I would love to see each one of you defending against Messi.”
Neymar added to Messi’s double that night on route to Barcelona’s Champions League win in 2015 yet the Boateng drop arguably remains just as famous.
But some fans still had sympathy for the defender, as one said: “Messi pulled off one of the fastest changes in direction I’ve ever seen in my life on that play. Nothing you could have done.”
Another said: “There was nothing you could do in that situation, it it [sic] was me I’d have tried to snap him next chance I got.”
Yet a third was sent into fits of laughter as he added: “You can literally see the confusion between Boateng’s brain and legs when he falls.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
