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Nesta, even at the age of twilight, can make a young Messi hit the ground

 Camp Nou, 13 September 2011. Barcelona host AC Milan on the inaugural matchday of Group H of the 2011/12 Champions League. In the match that ended in a 2-2 draw, the Lionel Messi vs Alessandro Nesta duel became one of the main dishes. Barcelona at that time had a much more qualified squad than Milan. However, despite playing at home, Barcelona failed to win. One of the reasons was the absence of goals from Messi, who throughout the game was kept quiet in Nesta's care. On one occasion, Messi got a golden opportunity. With his dribble, Messi penetrated the Milan defense and continued to approach the goal. However, just as the Argentine star was ready for a late finish, Nesta saved it with a perfect tackle that was calculatively launched from La Pulga 's dead corner . Messi hit the ground many times. Messi doesn't seem to understand how he can be thwarted by a player who is 11 years older than him. Yes, Messi was 25 at that time, while Nesta was 36. Even more special, Nesta m...

De Ketelaere arrives, AC Milan has the chance to retain the Scudetto title

 AC Milan legend Demetrio Albertini says Charles de Ketelaere can help the Rossoneri defend their Scudetto title and says he is suited to playing in the trequartista position. Milan is trying to strengthen its team ahead of playing in the upcoming 2022-23 season competition. They are trying to fix a number of areas. One of them is the attack line area. They then got one name, namely Charles de Ketelaere, the star of Club Brugge . De Ketelaere has many plus points in the eyes of Milan. Besides being very easy, he has great talent and is able to operate in a number of positions. Milan to immediately wrap De Ketelaere AC Milan had difficulty persuading Club Brugge to release Charles de Ketelaere. They have made at least three offers to the Belgian club. But all were rejected. Milan then released the latest offer for the 21-year-old player. At first Club Brugge was silent. But they later reportedly changed their minds. Club Brugge is said to be ready to release De Ketelaere to Milan. T...

Liverpool vs Manchester City Prediction 30 July 2022

 Liverpool and Manchester City will fight for the Community Shield trophy at the King Power Stadium, Saturday 30 July 2022. This match is scheduled to kick-off at 23:00 WIB. This duel is expected to be fierce. Because both teams have strong squads. They also both have quality new bombers , namely Darwin Nunez and Erling Haaland. No less important, they are both recognized as candidates for the 2022/2023 Premier League champions. Liverpool go down in this event with the status of the 2021/2022 FA Cup champion. Meanwhile, Manchester City were the Premier League champions in the same season. Liverpool and Manchester City have each played a number of test matches in pre-season. Liverpool lost 0-4 to Manchester United, then successively knocked out Crystal Palace 2-0 and RB Leipzig 5-0, and finally lost 0-1 to Salzburg. Meanwhile, Manchester City beat Club America 2-1 and Bayern Munich 1-0. Darwin Nunez performed fantastically when Liverpool beat Leipzig. The 23 - year - old Uruguay str...

Real Madrid vs Juventus Prediction July 31, 2022

 Real Madrid and Juventus will fight in a pre- season match in the United States, Sunday 31 July 2022. This match will be held at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Los Angeles, kick-off at 09:00 WIB. This will be a reunion for Angel Di Maria , a former Madrid winger who is now in Juventus' uniform. The 34 - year - old Argentine was recently recruited by Juventus from PSG via a free transfer . In this pre-season, he has also performed fantastically with the Bianconeri . Madrid still haven't won in this pre-season. After being beaten 0-1 by rivals Barcelona, ​​Carlo Ancelotti's team were held to a 2-2 draw by Club America. Karim Benzema's goal and Eden Hazard's penalty were not enough to give them victory in the second game. Just like Madrid, Juventus have also played two games in their pre-season in America. The difference is, Juventus won once and drew once. In the first match, Juventus beat Chivas Guadalajara 2-0 through goals from two young players, Mattia Compagnon and Ma...

Inter Milan vs Lyon Prediction July 31, 2022

Inter Milan  will face  Lyon in a pre- season  match  at Stadio Dino Manuzzi, Cesena, Italy, Sunday 31 July 2022. This match is scheduled to  kick-off  at 01:30 WIB. Inter have not been completely convincing in this pre-season.  Simone Inzaghi's team won more often in  training matches  at Appiano Gentile than against strong teams in  friendly  matches . Inter won 10-0 over Milanese, 8-1 over Novara and 6-1 over Pro Sesto.  However, as mentioned above, these matches are only  training matches  . When tested against Monaco and Lens, Inter drew 2-2 and lost 0-1.  This time, Inter will try out against another French club, namely Lyon. On paper, Alexandre Lacazette and friends are a stronger team than Monaco and Lens.  Can Inter achieve a satisfactory result? Inter Milan (3-5-2):  Handanovic;  D'Ambrosio, De Vrij, Bastoni;  Dumfries, Barella, Brozovic, Calhanoglu, Lazaro;  Lukaku, Lautaro. Co...