I remember this game ,i am a chelsea supporter ,this was the first time i watched messi ,he was phenomenal ,up against one of the toughest defense in the world and he was dribbling past them and making chances like its nothing which made him the best player on the pitch throughout the game ,i was so in awe of his gameplay that i didnt even felt sad when we lost ,i felt sad when he got injured in the 2nd leg ,i became a massive leo messi fan since then ,he won so many awards afterwards ,i chose the right guy after all ❤
Chelsea were the only team in Europe at that time who could compete with Barcelona and Messi. in a way Chelsea were Barca's bogey team around that time. sure their style wasn't pretty to watch sometimes, especially against a technical team like Barca. but they were effective and tactical and a did what they could to try and contain them. i was just as impressed with Chelsea's hard work and athleticism as i was with Messi's skill and Barca's style to be honest.
as he leaves barca after 2 decades, I've come back here to appreciate the greatest of all time as this was the first time I ever seen him play from this day forward I was a fan wow what a player, thank you messi
It is a boomer to know Barcelona fixed the games with the referees for all that time, with the subproduct of allow him to win all those awards. It is like doping in the Cycling competitions. :(
@@jorgearango3400you spas the allegations aren’t proven as of yet and the allegations back then were proven innocent the allegations of this situation was only about 2yrs ago not a decade ago
@@jorgearango3400ik your a penaldo fan but I hate to break it to you Messi wasn’t playing in Barca when these new allegations were said to have prevailed only after Messi left. Stop coping
its false it was confirmed that it was a lie after all once again fifa really does hate barcelona they should start investigating madrid now@@jorgearango3400
@@matrixxx3662 Yes but it often backfires. I remember a Clasico where Marcelo hurt in in the mouth with a dirty elbow. He took it personally and single handedly won the game.
He was already playing deeper than most offensive players. But somehow he managed to become the most dangerous, prolific and efficient goalscorer of all time.
@NMA 55 NIDHIN JOBI Goals scored per game stat tells otherwise. If you have a bakery and produce 100 cakes in a month and another produces 70 in 2 weeks, your bakery might have produced more cakes as far as the raw number, but the 2nd bakery will have produced more cakes when they reach the end of the month after they started their bakery. That's the same thing with Messi and Cristiano. Cristiano might have more right now but Messi just scores goals at a higher pace, the only reason he hasn't scored more is because he's younger and played less games.
@@cendrenaratheesh2195 we talk about one match if messi played there he well be hurt more than Ronaldo and just to know messi scored in top four in premier league more than ronaldo while he even not playing there
@@TheAj1198 Man, remember that Asiel Del Horno was out with red card, every Chelsea player was really close to Messi in every moment and should be a pen after terry's foul 🤫 And the field was terrible! That was big tactic moment of Mourinho's style.
Actually they didn’t. It was far more important that Ronaldinho, Eto, Deco and Henke played better back then. Messi was great substitute slightly better rated than ineista back then
@@johansebastiannordstrom8845 Messi was the substitute of Giuly, Iniesta was playing instead of Xavi or Edmilson. I rebember that 2006 team like the palm of my hand.
"Messi's theatrics"😂😂🤡🤡 What people don't realise is that Asier Del Horno shouldn't have even been on the pitch for his red card. He should have been sent off earlier for his high boot leg breaker tackle on Messi shown at 2:31. Plus Messi should have gotten a penalty for Terry's shove too. Chelsea fans just being salty per usual
the only reason the ref can say the Terry incident was not a penalty is because Terry was looking at the ball hung in the air the whole time. so maybe you can say it's just a collision between terry and Messi both trying to get a better position than the other for the ball about to drop. but I see a good case for a pen also. but as a defender I know what Terry was thinking, he was just looking at the ball the whole time so it's not really a foul, it's just a collision
@@CJ-dk7hc but terry didn't do nothing he just was stronger than Messi because terry was moving towards the position where the ball was dropping and Messi was already there so really Messi must be stronger at holding the position, it's a very unique case tbh because of the way terry approached it because it's strange for a defender to be looking at the ball the entire time, but it's because of the shock of what happened 2 seconds before when he had to clear the ball off the line from Ronaldinho. I don't think it's a penalty tbh
thank you Messi for the wonderful memories.. :) .. Its sad to see the bashing he gets nowadays, ofcourse he is almost twice the age he is now in comparison to the age he was in this video.. But even at 18-19 yrs of age, he was simply outstanding. unplayable. what a gem.. once in a life time footballer.. 💚
This comment aged like wine.....he won copa america, he won Golden ball (best player of world Cup) and he finally won the world Cup 7 goals 3 assist. He Is now going to get Is 8th ballon d'or
@@B.R_ I almost forgot I wrote this. Never doubted Messi once in my life to not win the WC. Perhaps winning the WC now at the age of 35 allowed Messi to remain competitive and at the highest level for 15-17 years since his full debut. So happy that he won along with Di Maria. Messi deserved nothing but a happy ending to cement his legacy. I will tell my one year old when he grows up about the moment the boy from Rosario, moved to FCB, grew up and became a gr8 footballer in FCB. How he reached the WC final in 2014, and failed. BUT he never stopped dreaming and finally won the WC 8 years later in 2022.Fairy tale finish for Messi and for everyone who wanted him to succeed for the glittering career that he has had. Thank you once again Messi.
si no es porque le jodieron la rodilla en ese partido habría ganado su primer mundial en 2006 y Pekerman se habría quedado en la selección Argentina por lo menos hasta 2010. La historia pudo haber sido muy diferente para la selección. Riquelme se habría quedado en la selección por lo menos tambien hasta 2010.
This video should be showed to those idiots who claim Messi had nothing to do with that first UCL he won in 2006 and he has only 3 deserved , at 18 years old he made a full chelsea stadium in fear for 90min and was one of the main reason they won vs chelsea and if not for injury , he would've produced world class performances against Milan and Arsenal in the final
@@lebronCFC Against you? not for sure. All the Chelsea fans though were so tilted that entire match after that action with Del Horno, eventhough that should had been Del Horno's 2nd yellow card.
Chelsea was the strongest team, so this game is actually the final. While the official one was close being bottled if not for Iniesta and Larsson because Messi was not allowed to play. But anyway, Iniesta and Messi won the 4 UCL , if not for them there will be no UCL just Koeman.
@@lebronCFCHe totally terrorised your teams, even in 2012. But to be honest Chelsea did a great job limiting Messi by inhumane effort and great skills from Terry or Lampard. The only team that managed that in prime Messi years.
For those who don't know football at that time, Chelsea had one of the toughest defenses in the world (Terry and Caravalho and Makalele in front of them). On top of that, they were such a top physical team and Mourinho is their coach (who was considered number 1 coach at that time) and he is known of his physical tactics. However, Messi just showed to the world what a genius, determined, effective, and dribbler he is! At that time, I told my brother (who loves Argentina) that Maradona is still playing! The rest is history
I think every true football fan knows in their heart that Messi is the best ever and probably the best there ever will be, even the ones who say Ronaldo, Maradona , Pele etc.
Watching this in 2023 knowing he's nearing the end makes me so sad. I wish i could go back and watch him all over again from here. There will never be another like him.
this is the first time i've watched messi played.. surprised me how he dribble past the defender and so fast with the ball.. till today ive seen noone like Messis skill, so now 8 ballon dor loading
Man, I remember this match, Chelsea were playing so dirty. Just look at the pitch for instance. FIFA would ban Chelsea if they put a pitch like that these days. 02:36 would have been a red card plus 2 match suspension, 03:11 was at least a yellow card, 07:24 is a penalty!
Se empezaba a ver la genialidad de Messi. Para ser el mejor del mundo en toda la historia. Es único. Agradezco estar vivaa para disfrutar la era Messi.
And Coutinho, after 16 or 17 years later continues using the same dirty playbook, while still fooling clubs to hire him and getting millions $, he don't fool me...lousy coaching at his best.
This was the same Messi that got ignored by Pekerman at the 2005 confederations and the 2006wc. Barca was already starting him against big opponents in the UCL but somehow Pekerman ignored him for Tevez
Messi was rather fresh in 2005. He got injured in April 2006, partially thanks to Chelsea’s Karate players. Otherwise he would play a more important role in Argentina’s wc campaign.
Saviola and Tevez? I whish it was only them. Pekerman raised f#%&ing Julio Cruz from the bench against Germany instead of Messi. If he had chose Messi, Argentina might have won in overtime and maybe go on to win the WC (they were great at the time), who knows...
@@HaimNachmias in that worldcup Pekerman never had any intention to play Messi. Messi should have gotten more playing time from the group stage n also in the knockoutstage... even if it's 25 minutes as a sub. In recent years South American teams cannot win the worldcup because there is bias when choosing players. look at Brazil they also had young talented players but they choose the old names and France sent them home. For many years Tevez play for Argentina but he never led the team to any victory. Why does Pekerman play Tevez for 120minutes.
Tevez wasn’t just a a run of the mill footballer, as you’re classifying him here. He was 22 and was an upcoming star who had won everything there was to win in South America. Won’t even list team accomplishments, but individually he won every award possible by 21: South American Footballer of the Year: 2003, 2004, 2005 South American Team of the Year: 2003, 2004, 2005 Copa Libertadores MVP Award: 2003 Player of the Year of Argentina: 2003, 2004 Summer Olympics Golden Boot: 2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Player: 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2005 The fact that you’re classifying Tevez with Saviola and Cruz is disrespectful in itself. Also.. Just an FYI, Tevez also came off the bench for the majority of the 2006 WC. It’s not hard to look up lineups and stats from that WC. Blame perkerman for Argentina’s shortcomings that WC, but him substituting Riquelme + Abbondanzieris injury vs germany is the main reason they lost. Messi was also coming off a season ending injury, to rush a 19 year old into a huge match like that would be stupid. Seriously can’t stand people so uninformed about what actually happened at the time and try to blame everyone else for Messi not shining in certain eras (and this isn’t a knock on Messi, as he was literally a teenager). But more of you as being bias and pining blame without actually being informed. Research a little.
Everything about this video is insane to me. How shit the pitch was. How good Messi already was at this point in his career. This era of football was the best..
Will never forget this game I was 15 years old and my high school soccer team went to the coaches house to get some motivation before our high school football final. Messi just stood out
Messi was a Complete and Unique Beast in that time. Then later perfected the free kicks and the goal precision was Unique. Those Ballons d'or were meritorious.
Lo pienso hoy día y la verdad que sí... Una locura . Encima en su prime... O Ronaldinho prime y Messi flama jovencito... No... Qué locura hermano. Y en ese momento ni lo dimensionamos
@@deyvidwillian still shouldn’t let it fuck him up. look what happened to Zidane. everybody is aware of what happened that moment, vini just had to defend himself because he wasn’t walking away. You always have to walk away ☠️
Looked at his behaviour and still talking about racism... Who will respect this kind of behaviour.. U don't know how much I hate vini jr like everybody else
What the hell do they mean theatrics? That was a brutal foul. It was clearly very painful. These commentators aren't worth shit. At least Del Horno was sent off. Good.
Recuerdo que este partido lo catapulto al estrellato mundial, aunque ya se venia hablando mucho de el incluso antes, pero bailar de esa forma al chelsea fue algo apabullante.
I watched this match as a chelsea fan in 2005, but I was amazed that arjen roben could not stop him. That was first time I know his name and became his fan..
Seeing young messi is like watching The Super Saiyajin before his first time transformation. You could already see something super special about him. Pure magic aura
First time I see Messi in action that day I knew he will the first to lead in his generation.. theres no other young player equal or almost close to his level at that time
I remember back in 2006 I watched Messi highlights from this game 10s of times …it was clear that he was the next great thing in football even at that age…he was a deciding factor in that game against a mourinho chealsea that never lost a home game until that game
el futbol evoluciona en realidad no solo messi.. los defensores en la actualidad dejan cada vez menos espacios y son mas inteligentes. obvio tambien messi fue adquiriendo cada vez mas cualidades, ahi era un pendejo
Puede ser, pero tener 18 años y jugar un partido decisivo por champions así, a la par de sus compañeros y de sus rivales es muchísimo, hizo un partido bastante bueno.
Such hate. This is tribalism at its worst. When a prime Ronaldinho outplayed Real Madrid outstandingly, he got a standing ovation at the Bernabéu. When an 18-year old (!!) Messi outplays Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, he got wrestled by the players and jeered by the crowd. So sad...
Messi 🔥Messi 🔥Messi 🔥(18 years old) 👑(2005-2006)22nd February......Phenomenal........ But after this legendary performance..... We all know that he was injured.. that's why we did not see him in the next five matches including the (UCLfinal2006) 💔💔💔💔😢
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Espectacular! Y eso que no era ni la cuarta parte de lo que ha llegado a ser. Nadie se imaginaba los años que nos iba a regalar. Y como regalo, cr llegó a ser casi tan bueno como él
I watched the live broadcast of this match and there are 2 things I still remember to this day: 1. Messi debuts at UCL 2. The Stamford Bridge field is like a rice field.
Messi..how lucky are we as humans to have witnessed God's favourite son in action..but yes I admit I was a Chelsea fan in early 2000s with Jose as coach with the best defence line and Lampard Drogba Terry and other gritty men
Dude. Certainly ronaldinho, Eto, Deco, sold more shirt than Messi back then. I believe Henrik Larsson, Puyol and Iniesta sold more shirt than Messi 2005/6 season.
No one said anything about shirt sales, just that he looks to already be starting to peak here at 18. He was very very, good and people forget he got 2nd in ballon dor the next year and in 2008
6:30 "i get the feeling that when he learns the game a bit more he'll be unplayable at times" And this guy was bang on. (btw does anyone know the commentator's name?)
@@utkarshsrivastava866 Bruh, the only way he could play against premier league teams was in the champions league and always against top ones. Are you really going to hold him accountable for not scoring against english teams when he was under 21 years? LOL
Joven, explosivo, atrevido, lleno de energía, inexperto, con mucha zancada... le quedaba un mundo entero por comerse pero ya se veía que estaba destinado a ser el mejor jugador del mundo.
Penalty on Messi 7:34. BUT ALL remember UEFALona. Madrid controls the narrative and barca gets the stick. Look up Plaza referee, look up who Bernabeu is, look up who created the European Cup and how the "draws" where made.
The commentater says Messis 'antics'for the sending off of the Chelsea player.The Chelsea player DESERVED to be sent off!!!He and other Chelsea defenders tried their best to hack down Messi because of his skill on the Ball.They were so pissed off at the way Messi outplayed them and they acted like THUGS.
Its funny seeing the state of the pitch for this game. Allegedly, Mourinho had them over-water the turf and in some areas the grass was removed to keep Barcelona from being able to pass and dribble comfortably.
At bearly 18 he was already among the top 3 players some already saying he was the best player in the world at the time and this is why nobody can play like this.
"I get the feeling that when he learns this game a bit more he'll be unplayable at times" Understatement of the century. Funny seeing him so young that Andy Gray spends half the game not even able to pronounce his name right, and now you'd be hard pressed to find somebody who doesn't know his name.
Well it had not rain in england since june that year, 2006 heatwave, and the Premiership had a water pipe ban, so they could not water the pitch as I remember
John Terry dkk tidak sadar mereka sedang menghadapi pemain yang nantinya akan jadi legenda besar dunia sepak bola, terbaik sepanjang masa.. Saya waktu itu fans chelsea, dan setelah messi bolak balik menghajar real madrid saya selalu menonton setiap barcelona main.
The very first Match In which I watched the GOAT ,I had already heard from my Old brother that there is a new argentinian who can remplace Batistuta Gabriel in my heart ,and when I watched him I knew instantly that he will be the GOAT ,the very one we waited for so long to win the world cup for our Albiceleste Argentina the national football team of my heart,,,love you Leo Messi
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I remember this game ,i am a chelsea supporter ,this was the first time i watched messi ,he was phenomenal ,up against one of the toughest defense in the world and he was dribbling past them and making chances like its nothing which made him the best player on the pitch throughout the game ,i was so in awe of his gameplay that i didnt even felt sad when we lost ,i felt sad when he got injured in the 2nd leg ,i became a massive leo messi fan since then ,he won so many awards afterwards ,i chose the right guy after all ❤
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@@lotuseater7247 The only plastic fan here is you
Chelsea were the only team in Europe at that time who could compete with
Barcelona and Messi. in a way Chelsea were Barca's bogey team around
that time. sure their style wasn't pretty to watch sometimes, especially
against a technical team like Barca. but they were effective and tactical
and a did what they could to try and contain them. i was just as impressed
with Chelsea's hard work and athleticism as i was with Messi's skill and
Barca's style to be honest.
How long has that commentator been commenting for😂
liar mtf you were born in 2009
as he leaves barca after 2 decades, I've come back here to appreciate the greatest of all time as this was the first time I ever seen him play from this day forward I was a fan wow what a player, thank you messi
He’s gonna wear 30 again 🔥
@@namedclaiming821 maybe, maybe not been confirmed yet
@@Lowkey_AFC yes
@@namedclaiming821 yes
he's wearing 10 now at miami@@namedclaiming821
16 years have passed. Messi has won the golden ball 7 times. And became the world champion! Greatness was seen in every movement.
greatness was seen in every moment...
It is a boomer to know Barcelona fixed the games with the referees for all that time, with the subproduct of allow him to win all those awards. It is like doping in the Cycling competitions. :(
@@jorgearango3400you spas the allegations aren’t proven as of yet and the allegations back then were proven innocent the allegations of this situation was only about 2yrs ago not a decade ago
@@jorgearango3400ik your a penaldo fan but I hate to break it to you Messi wasn’t playing in Barca when these new allegations were said to have prevailed only after Messi left. Stop coping
its false it was confirmed that it was a lie after all once again fifa really does hate barcelona they should start investigating madrid now@@jorgearango3400
I don’t believe I’ve ever seen an 18 year-old playing such a major role in a Champions League match, especially with so many big names on the pitch!
@nasser wiz vs dortmund XD
@nasser wiz look at messi being the best player in the field vs prime chelsea at 17/18, with ronaldinho, lampard, Etoo and Drogba in the same match
@nasser wiz LMAO
@nasser wiz are you dumb
Cesc vs Juve and Whilshere vs Barca were both phenomenal CL performances.
They abused him physically and mentally... 17 years later he has conquered the world. The Greatest Of All Time.
It’s the only way to stop him.
@@matrixxx3662 Yes but it often backfires. I remember a Clasico where Marcelo hurt in in the mouth with a dirty elbow. He took it personally and single handedly won the game.
He was already playing deeper than most offensive players. But somehow he managed to become the most dangerous, prolific and efficient goalscorer of all time.
💯
@NMA 55 NIDHIN JOBI In their prime, Messi is a better goalscorer who can score than Ronaldo... Pele? loool
@NMA 55 NIDHIN JOBI face the facts prime Messi >> you can’t stop a player like that and if you try to swarm him it leaves someone else open
@NMA 55 NIDHIN JOBI Goals scored per game stat tells otherwise. If you have a bakery and produce 100 cakes in a month and another produces 70 in 2 weeks, your bakery might have produced more cakes as far as the raw number, but the 2nd bakery will have produced more cakes when they reach the end of the month after they started their bakery. That's the same thing with Messi and Cristiano. Cristiano might have more right now but Messi just scores goals at a higher pace, the only reason he hasn't scored more is because he's younger and played less games.
@NMA 55 NIDHIN JOBI Pelé is from Jurassic bro..
Great talent but never reached the high intensity level of modern football.
Crowd jeering a 18 year old kid 😂 after Chelsea defenders performing WWE stunts on him
What a menace
Defenders were dangerous and ruthless unlike today soft ones a normal tackle is foul today
& biased commentators saying controversial sending off lol
@@cendrenaratheesh2195 penaldo = overated
@@cendrenaratheesh2195 we talk about one match if messi played there he well be hurt more than Ronaldo and just to know messi scored in top four in premier league more than ronaldo while he even not playing there
I remember seeing this game live and thinking what an incredible player this guy is. So lucky to have watched him through his whole career.
Whenever ppl try to argue about Messi, and say that “he wouldn’t be able to do it on the old muddy pitches like Pele did” etc... send them this video.
Lol, I laugh whenever I hear that pathetic claim, EPL fans are living in their own world of delusion 😂
Fun fact: Mourinho did this on purpose to stop Barcelona from playing their traditional football
@@breadmakesyoufat2403 He did that in Madrid as well, he cut the grass a certain way
in all these "highlights".. messi loses possesion 30 times...
@@TheAj1198 Man, remember that Asiel Del Horno was out with red card, every Chelsea player was really close to Messi in every moment and should be a pen after terry's foul 🤫
And the field was terrible! That was big tactic moment of Mourinho's style.
Even at this age, the crowd and defence treated Messi like the main threat.
Ronaldinho knew instantly that Messi is the best player and even better than him at the age of 17
Actually they didn’t. It was far more important that Ronaldinho, Eto, Deco and Henke played better back then. Messi was great substitute slightly better rated than ineista back then
@@johansebastiannordstrom8845 Messi was the substitute of Giuly, Iniesta was playing instead of Xavi or Edmilson. I rebember that 2006 team like the palm of my hand.
they scouted messi during this, mourinho really instructed players to foul messi just outside the box
Wow even at 18, this dude was already unstoppable...
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@@slopy9839he was 18 google is free
@@slopy9839
He was 18 in this match.
"Messi's theatrics"😂😂🤡🤡
What people don't realise is that Asier Del Horno shouldn't have even been on the pitch for his red card. He should have been sent off earlier for his high boot leg breaker tackle on Messi shown at 2:31.
Plus Messi should have gotten a penalty for Terry's shove too. Chelsea fans just being salty per usual
how on earth did messi not get injured?studs up , directly on the inner knee? nevermind a red card thats a 3 game ban, absolutely shocking tackle imo
Terry was a Vicious THUG!!!
the only reason the ref can say the Terry incident was not a penalty is because Terry was looking at the ball hung in the air the whole time. so maybe you can say it's just a collision between terry and Messi both trying to get a better position than the other for the ball about to drop. but I see a good case for a pen also. but as a defender I know what Terry was thinking, he was just looking at the ball the whole time so it's not really a foul, it's just a collision
@@markd7813 i know that how it is..but its just dumb,you can foul someone even without looking,you just need to know "where" he is..
@@CJ-dk7hc but terry didn't do nothing he just was stronger than Messi because terry was moving towards the position where the ball was dropping and Messi was already there so really Messi must be stronger at holding the position, it's a very unique case tbh because of the way terry approached it because it's strange for a defender to be looking at the ball the entire time, but it's because of the shock of what happened 2 seconds before when he had to clear the ball off the line from Ronaldinho. I don't think it's a penalty tbh
this was prime Chelsea with prime mourhino at their absolute nastiest and best and teenage Messi made them look like Sunday league players
Did he, aye? When in the 10 minute highlights was that?
He was 17
He didn’t score against cech for 10games in row
thank you Messi for the wonderful memories.. :) .. Its sad to see the bashing he gets nowadays, ofcourse he is almost twice the age he is now in comparison to the age he was in this video.. But even at 18-19 yrs of age, he was simply outstanding. unplayable. what a gem.. once in a life time footballer.. 💚
This comment aged like wine.....he won copa america, he won Golden ball (best player of world Cup) and he finally won the world Cup 7 goals 3 assist. He Is now going to get Is 8th ballon d'or
He Is a Legend, unstoppable from 18 to 35 the best player in the world, and maybe the best ever.
@@B.R_ I almost forgot I wrote this. Never doubted Messi once in my life to not win the WC. Perhaps winning the WC now at the age of 35 allowed Messi to remain competitive and at the highest level for 15-17 years since his full debut. So happy that he won along with Di Maria. Messi deserved nothing but a happy ending to cement his legacy. I will tell my one year old when he grows up about the moment the boy from Rosario, moved to FCB, grew up and became a gr8 footballer in FCB. How he reached the WC final in 2014, and failed. BUT he never stopped dreaming and finally won the WC 8 years later in 2022.Fairy tale finish for Messi and for everyone who wanted him to succeed for the glittering career that he has had. Thank you once again Messi.
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Impresionante Messi, con 18 años jugando al mismo nivel que los jugadores de entre 24 y 28 años y también superandolos. El mejor
Jajajajaja RONALDINHO siempre es mucho mejor que frionel messi
@@gerardoto9652y cuantos balones de oro tiene ronaldhiño? Cuantos goles asistencias y botas de oro?
@@gerardoto9652 jajjaja
@@gerardoto9652my friend Ronaldinho already conceded Messi was going to be better than him.
si no es porque le jodieron la rodilla en ese partido habría ganado su primer mundial en 2006 y Pekerman se habría quedado en la selección Argentina por lo menos hasta 2010. La historia pudo haber sido muy diferente para la selección. Riquelme se habría quedado en la selección por lo menos tambien hasta 2010.
This video should be showed to those idiots who claim Messi had nothing to do with that first UCL he won in 2006 and he has only 3 deserved , at 18 years old he made a full chelsea stadium in fear for 90min and was one of the main reason they won vs chelsea and if not for injury , he would've produced world class performances against Milan and Arsenal in the final
In fear?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 he didn’t even score against us till 2015 mate he’s the goat but has gone on record to say chelsea was his toughest opponent
@@lebronCFC Against you? not for sure. All the Chelsea fans though were so tilted that entire match after that action with Del Horno, eventhough that should had been Del Horno's 2nd yellow card.
Chelsea was the strongest team, so this game is actually the final. While the official one was close being bottled if not for Iniesta and Larsson because Messi was not allowed to play.
But anyway, Iniesta and Messi won the 4 UCL , if not for them there will be no UCL just Koeman.
@@lebronCFCHe totally terrorised your teams, even in 2012. But to be honest Chelsea did a great job limiting Messi by inhumane effort and great skills from Terry or Lampard. The only team that managed that in prime Messi years.
@@VasileIuga exactly, relative to other teams we limited him the most
For those who don't know football at that time, Chelsea had one of the toughest defenses in the world (Terry and Caravalho and Makalele in front of them). On top of that, they were such a top physical team and Mourinho is their coach (who was considered number 1 coach at that time) and he is known of his physical tactics. However, Messi just showed to the world what a genius, determined, effective, and dribbler he is! At that time, I told my brother (who loves Argentina) that Maradona is still playing! The rest is history
Sad Chelsea is shit now
❤
@@mxzri12344 bunch of soft bun now
He’s literally bullying Chelsea.
How is this not the greatest player? It’s literally indisputable how good Messi was.
I think every true football fan knows in their heart that Messi is the best ever and probably the best there ever will be, even the ones who say Ronaldo, Maradona , Pele etc.
What? Messi dident score 1 goal against the old Chelsea side.
@@ThatisFever Still Lampard mentioned he was the best he ever played against
@@ThatisFever defenders playing trashy cause they know theywould get dribbledby him
@@jjrich1489 Now that he's won the world cup, there's no longer any debate.
While all of them are long retired, he is still there, he is still the best. Incredibly.
He was also 18 here to be fair. The others were 25 and above
@@eliaskjrbo8142it’s incredible enough to play a key role in such a big match at 18 yo
Watching this in 2023 knowing he's nearing the end makes me so sad. I wish i could go back and watch him all over again from here. There will never be another like him.
Messi imparable.. el nacimiento de una estrella.. un crack...!
the way Messi became super composed further in his career and would just destroy defenders on purpose and score a fleet of goals is actually insane.
Back then, Mourinho said Messi is the best 18-year-old player in the world! What a career Messi then had, just unbelievable!
Can't say anything good about Mourinho in this clip. Such a dirty team here.
Back then Mourinho said Messi deserves Oscar for his acting... not that he is the best player in the world...
@@mhk1083 are you 6?
@@engineeingnerd nope... 1... if that makes you happy my friend...
@@dkaz As dirty as the pitch. I'm sure Mourinho himself helped destroy it before the game.
this is the first time i've watched messi played.. surprised me how he dribble past the defender and so fast with the ball.. till today ive seen noone like Messis skill, so now 8 ballon dor loading
Man, I remember this match, Chelsea were playing so dirty. Just look at the pitch for instance. FIFA would ban Chelsea if they put a pitch like that these days. 02:36 would have been a red card plus 2 match suspension, 03:11 was at least a yellow card, 07:24 is a penalty!
Se empezaba a ver la genialidad de Messi. Para ser el mejor del mundo en toda la historia. Es único. Agradezco estar vivaa para disfrutar la era Messi.
Man, these guys are on Messi like white on rice. Holy cow. This defending is vicious. And even with that, this guy still does magic.
Mourinho was the coach, so you could expect that. Del Horno was lucky to not get a straight red card earlier on.
And Coutinho, after 16 or 17 years later continues using the same dirty playbook, while still fooling clubs to hire him and getting millions $, he don't fool me...lousy coaching at his best.
This was the same Messi that got ignored by Pekerman at the 2005 confederations and the 2006wc.
Barca was already starting him against big opponents in the UCL but somehow Pekerman ignored him for Tevez
Messi was rather fresh in 2005. He got injured in April 2006, partially thanks to Chelsea’s Karate players. Otherwise he would play a more important role in Argentina’s wc campaign.
Messi should have started all matches at wc 2006, talent like this is once in a life time, eye see talent, play talent , pekerman was a joker
Saviola and Tevez? I whish it was only them.
Pekerman raised f#%&ing Julio Cruz from the bench against Germany instead of Messi. If he had chose Messi, Argentina might have won in overtime and maybe go on to win the WC (they were great at the time), who knows...
@@HaimNachmias in that worldcup Pekerman never had any intention to play Messi.
Messi should have gotten more playing time from the group stage n also in the knockoutstage... even if it's 25 minutes as a sub.
In recent years South American teams cannot win the worldcup because there is bias when choosing players.
look at Brazil they also had young talented players but they choose the old names and France sent them home.
For many years Tevez play for Argentina but he never led the team to any victory.
Why does Pekerman play Tevez for 120minutes.
Tevez wasn’t just a a run of the mill footballer, as you’re classifying him here. He was 22 and was an upcoming star who had won everything there was to win in South America. Won’t even list team accomplishments, but individually he won every award possible by 21:
South American Footballer of the Year: 2003, 2004, 2005
South American Team of the Year: 2003, 2004, 2005
Copa Libertadores MVP Award: 2003
Player of the Year of Argentina: 2003, 2004
Summer Olympics Golden Boot: 2004
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Player: 2005
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2005
The fact that you’re classifying Tevez with Saviola and Cruz is disrespectful in itself.
Also.. Just an FYI, Tevez also came off the bench for the majority of the 2006 WC. It’s not hard to look up lineups and stats from that WC.
Blame perkerman for Argentina’s shortcomings that WC, but him substituting Riquelme + Abbondanzieris injury vs germany is the main reason they lost. Messi was also coming off a season ending injury, to rush a 19 year old into a huge match like that would be stupid.
Seriously can’t stand people so uninformed about what actually happened at the time and try to blame everyone else for Messi not shining in certain eras (and this isn’t a knock on Messi, as he was literally a teenager). But more of you as being bias and pining blame without actually being informed. Research a little.
Everything about this video is insane to me. How shit the pitch was. How good Messi already was at this point in his career. This era of football was the best..
Will never forget this game I was 15 years old and my high school soccer team went to the coaches house to get some motivation before our high school football final. Messi just stood out
Sus
И как вы, выиграли тот финал?
Messi was a Complete and Unique Beast in that time. Then later perfected the free kicks and the goal precision was Unique. Those Ballons d'or were meritorious.
Imagináte tener a Messi y Ronaldinho en tu equipo!! Una cosa de locos hermano
Lo pienso hoy día y la verdad que sí... Una locura . Encima en su prime... O Ronaldinho prime y Messi flama jovencito... No... Qué locura hermano. Y en ese momento ni lo dimensionamos
Рональдиньо это вообще кудесник футбола.
Y Eto'o. Creo que es mi tridente favorito, por encima de la MSN, porque Ronnie era mejor que Ney, y Eto'o tan bueno como Suarez.
Messi it is a champion of World Cup 2022! Absolutely legend ! Hi from Russia!
Porque no dejan de invadir a ucrania ???? Soy de argentina
Fuck russia!
18 years and he took those tackles like a grown man meanwhile Vinicius cries over the little things 😂
That’s how it is ☠️
little thing called racism. Just it
@@deyvidwillian still shouldn’t let it fuck him up. look what happened to Zidane. everybody is aware of what happened that moment, vini just had to defend himself because he wasn’t walking away. You always have to walk away ☠️
Looked at his behaviour and still talking about racism... Who will respect this kind of behaviour.. U don't know how much I hate vini jr like everybody else
VERDADERO
What the hell do they mean theatrics? That was a brutal foul. It was clearly very painful. These commentators aren't worth shit. At least Del Horno was sent off. Good.
This was the first time that I ever saw Messi play…I remember going into work the next day and it was all that anybody spoke about
Recuerdo que este partido lo catapulto al estrellato mundial, aunque ya se venia hablando mucho de el incluso antes, pero bailar de esa forma al chelsea fue algo apabullante.
I watched this match as a chelsea fan in 2005, but I was amazed that arjen roben could not stop him. That was first time I know his name and became his fan..
Andy Gray - “you have to admirer the boys ability, I get the feeling once he learns this game a little more he’ll be unplayable”
Yep!!! Spot on!!
Seeing young messi is like watching The Super Saiyajin before his first time transformation. You could already see something super special about him. Pure magic aura
First time I see Messi in action that day I knew he will the first to lead in his generation.. theres no other young player equal or almost close to his level at that time
Cristiano Ronaldo
@@edudelrio2505 in 2008 Yes
@@Andrew37087 since 2007 c ronaldo started performing
@@sergeshakhov8582 and messi
I remember back in 2006 I watched Messi highlights from this game 10s of times …it was clear that he was the next great thing in football even at that age…he was a deciding factor in that game against a mourinho chealsea that never lost a home game until that game
A 18-year old Lionel Messi tamed the Chelsea's lion in 2006 as a club's homeboy
He was 17-18 years old at the time.
18 años tenia
He was so strong at the early phase...Naaa the kid was unstoppable back then🔥🔥 no wonder he had 4 ballon d’or before age 23
before 24 or even 25
He played Robben out like he wasnt there.
Desde ese día... Es el mejor jugador del mundo 🇦🇷🥇🏆
Watched this...it was beautiful watching a player that was inevitably destined for greatness...
Veo que en algunas jugadas de haber sido el Messi de 2015 o 2012 habria marcado facil un par de goles, como evoluciona con el tiempo es increible
el futbol evoluciona en realidad no solo messi.. los defensores en la actualidad dejan cada vez menos espacios y son mas inteligentes.
obvio tambien messi fue adquiriendo cada vez mas cualidades, ahi era un pendejo
En que minutos x ejemplo
Puede ser, pero tener 18 años y jugar un partido decisivo por champions así, a la par de sus compañeros y de sus rivales es muchísimo, hizo un partido bastante bueno.
Si fuera el de 2022, fácil no habría podido pegar esas corridas con pelota dominada.
@@marianocastrogiovanni1476 y si , no es raro que un jugador de casi 35 años no pueda hacer lo mismo que si tuviera 18
Such hate. This is tribalism at its worst.
When a prime Ronaldinho outplayed Real Madrid outstandingly, he got a standing ovation at the Bernabéu. When an 18-year old (!!) Messi outplays Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, he got wrestled by the players and jeered by the crowd. So sad...
Messi 🔥Messi 🔥Messi 🔥(18 years old) 👑(2005-2006)22nd February......Phenomenal........ But after this legendary performance..... We all know that he was injured.. that's why we did not see him in the next five matches including the (UCLfinal2006) 💔💔💔💔😢
Espectacular! Y eso que no era ni la cuarta parte de lo que ha llegado a ser. Nadie se imaginaba los años que nos iba a regalar. Y como regalo, cr llegó a ser casi tan bueno como él
It's strange in a way to see how fast Messi was when he was younger, now that we're used to seeing him at his current age 🙂
He lost his speed after 2019.
@@muhammadfadil7753 Trent Divak origi are both idiot shit both ruin Messi legacy for this time
Trent Divak became shit after won UCL
Hes still kinda fast tho
This is slower compared to 11/12/13/14 years, but definitely faster than nowadays.
I really think Messi’s speed increased 2007 that’s where all started.
I watched the live broadcast of this match and there are 2 things I still remember to this day:
1. Messi debuts at UCL
2. The Stamford Bridge field is like a rice field.
Messi..how lucky are we as humans to have witnessed God's favourite son in action..but yes I admit I was a Chelsea fan in early 2000s with Jose as coach with the best defence line and Lampard Drogba Terry and other gritty men
Absolutely in the peak , even at the 18 yrs ❤️🔥🔥
Dude. Certainly ronaldinho, Eto, Deco, sold more shirt than Messi back then. I believe Henrik Larsson, Puyol and Iniesta sold more shirt than Messi 2005/6 season.
are you serious? messi's peak - 2009 - 2012
No one said anything about shirt sales, just that he looks to already be starting to peak here at 18. He was very very, good and people forget he got 2nd in ballon dor the next year and in 2008
@@jonnybarron1518messi's first ballon dor - 2009 , second 2010.
@@jonnybarron1518 in 2007 - he was second after Kaka if i am not mistaken, in 2008 - ronaldo won it
Daaaaamn ! He was sooo fast even on this muddy pitch !!!!!
6:30 "i get the feeling that when he learns the game a bit more he'll be unplayable at times" And this guy was bang on.
(btw does anyone know the commentator's name?)
i think it s andy gray
@@shakarela1134 Andy gay lol
By "at times" he probably didn't expect like 90% of games for 15 years
6:42 commentators mentioning his buyout clause of 100 mil pounds 😂😂 teams today can match that amount with a quickness
You have to take inflation into account. Back then £100.000.000 is around £150.000.000 which was outrageous back then.
@@mohamedaden3239 consider 100 millions today only get u shit like anthony, 18 years old messi for 150 millionns was a steal lol.
Every time Messi got the ball you can literally hear their booing, young Messi was so good he made a whole stadium boo for him.
2:46 Messi humiliating Robben 😲😲
That left back got violated by messi the whole game
Who was that?
@@carlx8409 Asier del Horno
Chelsea v Barca games in the champions league from 2005-12 were iconic
This guy was 19 and making the best players in prem look dogshite
18 :P
@@aaquibtayyabi fr man when they say that it just pisses me off
Thats he didn't a score a singh goal against any prem side before 2009 final
@@utkarshsrivastava866 Bruh, the only way he could play against premier league teams was in the champions league and always against top ones. Are you really going to hold him accountable for not scoring against english teams when he was under 21 years? LOL
@@utkarshsrivastava866 🤡🤡
Joven, explosivo, atrevido, lleno de energía, inexperto, con mucha zancada... le quedaba un mundo entero por comerse pero ya se veía que estaba destinado a ser el mejor jugador del mundo.
Penalty on Messi 7:34. BUT ALL remember UEFALona. Madrid controls the narrative and barca gets the stick. Look up Plaza referee, look up who Bernabeu is, look up who created the European Cup and how the "draws" where made.
Es penal clarisimo no queda duda que Messi gano la posicion y Terry lo atropella.
man I used to love that Barca away kit
i actually remember this game. i was in college. i left class early to watch this game.
The commentater says Messis 'antics'for the sending off of the Chelsea player.The Chelsea player DESERVED to be sent off!!!He and other Chelsea defenders tried their best to hack down Messi because of his skill on the Ball.They were so pissed off at the way Messi outplayed them and they acted like THUGS.
Yet he didn’t score in 10games against cech
This is first game I watched messi. And I was like..... What the talent.
Some prophetic comments in commentary about his future
18 young Messi > prime robben
Crazyyy !!!!!
GOAT 🐐
Tampoco exagere
Ronaldo and Messi the GOATs. They were 18 bullying top premiership and european clubs.. no one like them. my goodness
People see this and say messi doesn't deserve 2006 ucl. His fault to literally get injured apparently 💀
T H E G. O. A. T. Humanity will never see another Leo...
If VAR existed back then it's like 4 penalties for Messi and 5 red cards for the same guy on Chelsea lmfao what a battering.
Parabéns Argentina principalmente Messi pela conquista 🇦🇷🇧🇷
🤝
@@yokutopro6194 sendo carregado com penaltis gratis todo jogo ate vc ganharia Copa
Muito obrigado irmão ♥️🇦🇷🇧🇷
BARCELONA CHAMPOINS
Vaya paliza le dieron, y no se rindió...
Varias faltas eran para lesionarlo.Siempre se recurre a eso cuando en lo futbolístico no te pueden superar.
Its funny seeing the state of the pitch for this game. Allegedly, Mourinho had them over-water the turf and in some areas the grass was removed to keep Barcelona from being able to pass and dribble comfortably.
18 y/o on his peak for another 18 years, and still… a miracle… this guy is definetly not normal…
How did UEFA had the audacity to say that messi has only 3 UCLS after messi played and was registered in 2006 champions league?
We know how good messi was and how much he contributed in that ucl campaign absolute genius
@@surendranath5702 rematch the match
@@S.C08 both fifa and uefa has articles posted a month ago stating he has 4 idk what youre talking about
Jajaja messi fue fundamental para ganar ese partido sin necesidad de hacer goles jaja y luego dicen que en esa champions no aporto nada
Jaja exacto
Hasta Octavos aportó. No jugó cuartos, ni semis, ni final. Aportó más que Iniesta por ejemplo en esa Champions
@@lizardo5487 por lesión no jugó, pero yo em refiero a este partido de octavos
@@lizardo5487 Messi era titular hasta la lesión
At bearly 18 he was already among the top 3 players some already saying he was the best player in the world at the time and this is why nobody can play like this.
I'm a 2007 Chelsea Fan, and its crazy he was already getting abused when he was only 19.
Lo pateaban, lo silbaban, y seguía peleando. Orgullo argentino
That day I become believer that this little kid name Messi was going carry Barcelona to success
Quien diría que esa joven promesa de 18 años sería campeón del mundo 16 años después
Was this the day he truly announced himself to the world of football
This is the first live match I watched him 🥰
"I get the feeling that when he learns this game a bit more he'll be unplayable at times" Understatement of the century. Funny seeing him so young that Andy Gray spends half the game not even able to pronounce his name right, and now you'd be hard pressed to find somebody who doesn't know his name.
Look at the absolute state of that pitch
Well it had not rain in england since june that year, 2006 heatwave, and the Premiership had a water pipe ban, so they could not water the pitch as I remember
mourinho said it was on purpose 😅
7:34 AJJAJAAJAJA el penalazo de Terry no lo puedo creer. Y pensar que hoy en día con var se llego a extremos en los que te cobran el mínimo roce.
se tiro encima JAJJAJA
Noo y el planchazo de Del Horno en el 2:36, ROJA TOTAL jajajaja increíble.
@@maximilianovega5993 jajaja criminal, eso es roja y varios partidos arafue hoy día
Não foi nada
6:36 Can BARCA realize they have a GEM in their hands ...
No they don't they let him go in 2021
he made the same shot in yesterday's match,
In the right corner...
@@arnissulo8689 yes 💔
@@Bo.shay3 with the same jersey number... "30"
@@arnissulo8689 Daammnn i didn't notice
@Ahmed Abdulrhman حياك يا أحمد
Para mi este es uno de sus mejores partidos. Se le nota la garra que le mete en el campo.
John Terry dkk tidak sadar mereka sedang menghadapi pemain yang nantinya akan jadi legenda besar dunia sepak bola, terbaik sepanjang masa.. Saya waktu itu fans chelsea, dan setelah messi bolak balik menghajar real madrid saya selalu menonton setiap barcelona main.
Messi já era gênio em 2006
Avísale a Pekerman
best player touch the ball ever in the history of the game
Look how strong he was and he was up against some really physical players.
The very first Match In which I watched the GOAT ,I had already heard from my Old brother that there is a new argentinian who can remplace Batistuta Gabriel in my heart ,and when I watched him I knew instantly that he will be the GOAT ,the very one we waited for so long to win the world cup for our Albiceleste Argentina the national football team of my heart,,,love you Leo Messi
18 year old messi pulling strungs vs prime chelsea at the bridge
It's like that when you from lamasia 😂😂
el comienzo de una leyenda, el mejor de todos los tiempos, vivi en los tiempo de LEONEL ANDRES MESSI