Lionel Messi once again showed his violent nature by headbutting Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa in a friendly match with AS Roman on Wednesday night.
Roma knew they were in for a frustrating evening at the Nou Camp chasing the shadows of the European champions and after going 1-0 down to Neymar’s opener, French international Mapou lost his temper with Messi leaning his head in towards the Barcelona No 10 and making clear contact.
Messi responded by butting the French defender and grabbing him by the throat. The Spanish referee Javier Estrada Fernandez could easily have sent both players off – Mapou for the original aggression and Messi for the retaliation but instead showed the pair yellow cards and the game continued 11 against 11.
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