Messi didn’t play in the Euros but somehow he’s still famous for his memorable moments.
Lionel Messi just contributed 1 goal in the 2-0 victory over Canada on the morning of July 10. Thereby, Argentina entered the final of Copa America 2024. What is special is that on the same morning, Messi and his two “successors” both shone brightly.
Right after Spain’s 2-1 victory over France in the Euro 2024 semi-finals , a photo of Messi with Dani Olmo and Lamine Yamal went viral on social media . Coincidentally, both boys scored against France every year. And the story behind the photos is also very interesting.
First of all, we have to mention the moment when 8-year-old Dani Olmo was “forced” to take a photo with Messi in 2007. Olmo recounted that:
“Before I joined La Masia, I went with my dad to watch a game he was coaching in Castelldefels. I was eight years old. I was playing alone when a friend of my dad’s came up to me and said: ‘Hey Dani, come here. You won’t believe it. You can take a picture with Lionel Messi.'”
“Wow, Messi? Does he live in Castelldefels? Which kid wouldn’t want a photo with him? But I said, ‘No thanks. I want to keep playing football. It’s just a photo.’ But against my will, people still pulled me to stand next to Messi to take photos.”
Dani Olmo is a football talent in Catalonia. This midfielder used to play for Espanyol’s youth team before moving to La Masia to train for 7 years. However, Olmo only really made his name during his time playing for Dinamo Zagreb. He then moved to RB Leipzig in 2020 and debuted for the national team at the age of 21.
As for Lamine Yamal, his appearance in the bathtub with Messi was discussed a few days ago. Yamal was 5 months old at the time and was chosen to pose with Messi for a charity calendar campaign involving Barca and UNICEF in 2007.
Up to now, Lamine Yamal has shone brightly even though he is only 16 years old. He is considered a prodigy of the Spanish team at Euro 2024.
It was interesting that this morning Messi, Dani Olmo and Lamine Yamal all scored. For fans, the appearance of the great striker Messi seemed to transmit football energy to the two boys from years ago.
