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In 2017, when Kylian Mbappe was still a Monaco player, asked Foot Market him to choose the best 11 players who would make his own team.
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And the quality of the striker’s squad is impressive, with the Brazilian-Portuguese Ronaldo duo at the top and Messi with Neymar on the wings. Zidane and Ronaldinho form a super creative midfield and the quartet of R. Carlos, Maldini, Ramos and Cafu defend Buffon’s goal.
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Will Leo follow Cristiano or Haaland? Top footballers Lionel Messi follows on Instagram
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Lionel Messi has a huge number of Instagram followers. As of now it is an unbelievable 198 million. That is more than the population of many countries.
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Messi himself only follows 236 users. Which top footballers besides the stars of Barcelona and Argentina is Leo following on Insta? For example, does he follow Cristiano Ronaldo or Erling Haaland?
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Tribuna.com did a little research on Leo’s Instagram page. The result is the following.
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While Messi follows the likes of David Beckham, Thibaut Courtois and even clubs like Chelsea and Manchester City, the Barca captain does not subscribe to arch rivals Ronaldo or Haaland.
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Messi makes up for it by following Ronaldo Nazario.
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“Leo Messi follows in CR7’s footsteps”: Video of Cristiano’s selfless gesture towards Benzema goes viral
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Back then, in the 2017/18 season, Karim Benzema had a difficult season. By the end of February, he only had 3 league goals despite appearing 18 times.
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Let’s go, Cristiano Ronaldo . The then captain of Los Blancos was on his way to a three-pack against Deportivo Alaves when the opponent fouled Gareth Bale in the 89th. The Portuguese was the designated penalty taker.
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Instead, he missed the chance to score his third goal and passed the ball to Benz.
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Most likely wouldn’t remember it otherwise, but there is a catch: Leo Messi did the exact same thing just yesterday when Barcelona faced Getafe.
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The Argentine could have scored the three-pack but opted to give Antoine Griezmann the ball for penalty, which was given in stoppage time.
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