Lionel Messi and Co. don Sh500k suits ahead of Manchester Utd game
Barcelona players led by their captain Lionel Messi arrived in England in style ahead of Wednesday’s Uefa Champions League quarter-final match against Manchester United.
British newspaper Daily Mail reports that Messi and his teammates arrived in England donning grey Thom Browne three-piece suits valued at Ksh500,000 suits each.
The squad also included Luis Suarez and Phillipe Coutinho, formerly Liverpool players, plus France World Cup winning star Ousmane Dembele who is a doubt for the match as he’s struggling with a hamstring injury.
The Spanish team was expected to train at Old Trafford on Tuesday evening.
On social media, fans have been exchanging banter ahead of the match.
Breaking News
Finally UEFA has approved that MAN UTD FC can use two goalkeepers tonight against Barcelona ????#UCL #MUNBAR— P..miller (@PhamousOnas) April 10, 2019
Smalling: I know Messi's weaknesses and I will mark him out tonight.
Messi:#MUNBAR #UCL #manunited #FCB pic.twitter.com/uK6jRBQ25q— Vitamin D (@VitaminD18) April 10, 2019
Reports reaching me indicate that there has been an incident at an undisclosed Manchester hotel. A man, Lionel Messi, 31, is awake from his sleep. He went to bed last night.#MUNBAR
— Humble African (@Bradford17) April 10, 2019
#MUNBAR
We've been trending since yesterday and we haven't played o! This further proves that all ye Barcelona fans are scared of Manchester United deep down?. When we win, y'all won't hear word here& if we don't? I'll block your overconfident, proud& bullying asses!??— Mo!?? (@Pricey_Mona) April 10, 2019
If you're @ManUtd fan, RT if you BELIEVE we're winning at the OldTrafford tonight. ?#MUFC #GGMU #MUNBAR
— King-David ??? (@Kinging_David) April 10, 2019