Lionel Messi da Ingila ba su taɓa ganawar filin wasa a matakin ƙasa da ƙasa ba — sai yanzu. Ƙungiyoyin biyu za hadu a wasan kusa da karshe na Kofin Duniya na 2026, wanda zai zama karo na farko a cikin wasanni 205 na Argentina da Messi zai fuskanci Three Lions. Idan Argentina ta fita ranar Laraba, Ingila na iya zama ƙasar da za ta rufe takaddama ta ƙasa da ƙasa na wannan ɗan wasan ƙwarai.

Kafin wannan duka na tarihi, yana da kyau a duba abin da ƙwallon ƙafa na Ingila ya sani game da Messi a matakin kulob. A lokacin shekarunsa a Barcelona da Paris Saint-Germain, ya fuskanci kulban Premier League sau da yawa a UEFA Champions League — kuma sakamakon na iya sa magoya bayan Ingila damuwa.

Arsenal

Messi ya buga wasanni shida na Champions League da Arsenal, inda ya ci nasara huɗu, ya yi daidai ɗaya, ya kuma sha kashi sau ɗaya kawai — wannan kashi na musamman ya zo a shekara ta 2011. Ya zura kwallaye tara a cikin wasanni shida, ciki har da kwallaye huɗu a zagayen kusa da karshe na 2009/10, wanda ya yi wa Arsenal tuni game da abin da suke fuskanta.

Chelsea

Chelsea ta ba Messi wahala fiye da kusan kowane kulob na Ingila. A cikin gamuwa goma na Champions League, ya ci nasara sau biyu kawai — farkon ganawarsa a shekara ta 2006 da ta ƙarshe a shekara ta 2018 — ya yi daidai shida kuma ya sha kashi biyu. Wannan duka na zagayen 16 na 2018 ya kasance mashahuri saboda wata dalili: shi ne karo na farko da Messi ya taɓa zura kwallo da Chelsea, inda wasan farko a Stamford Bridge ya karya rigingimunsa da Blues a ƙarshe.

Liverpool

Wasan kusa da karshe na Champions League na 2018/19 ya haifar da farin ciki da baƙin ciki ga Messi da Liverpool. A wasan farko ya zura kwallaye biyu, na biyu yana harbin kwallon da ta ƙaza wanda ya kuma nuna kwallonsa ta 600 a aikinsa. Wasan komawa, duk da haka, wanda Barcelona — da Messi — da sun fi son manta, sai Liverpool suka mayar da raunin kwallaye uku suka ci gaba zuwa wasan ƙarshe a Madrid. Musayar iska tsakanin Messi da Andy Robertson a duk tsawon wannan dare ya kasance ɗaya daga cikin zaren wasan.

Manchester City

Manchester City ya kasance abokin hamayyarsa na Ingila mafi yawanci kuma, da tazara mai faɗi, mafi ƙarancin nasara a garesu. Ya fuskance su sau takwas, ya ci nasara shida, kuma ya zura kwallaye bakwai. Ganawarsa ta 2017 da ƙungiyar City ta manaja Pep Guardiola ta samar da hat-trick a cikin nasarar Barcelona ta 4-0. Daga baya, bayan ya shiga Paris Saint-Germain, ya zura kwallonsa ta farko ga kulob din da City a wasan matakin rukuni a Parc des Princes.

Manchester United

Kadan ne masu wasan da ke bayyana gado na Messi a Champions League kamar wasan karshe na 2011 a Wembley da Manchester United. Ya mamaye wasan tun farawar lokaci, ya bayar da wasa wanda ya bar Rio Ferdinand cikin wahalar hanawa. Ya yi wani abu makamancin haka shekaru biyu a baya a Roma a shekara ta 2009, inda ya ci da kansa mafi shahararren kwallonsa don ba Barcelona Kofin Turai.

Tottenham Hotspur

Messi ya fuskanci Tottenham Hotspur sau biyu a lokacin zagayen rukuni na Champions League na 2018/19. Gamuwa ta farko ta gudana a Wembley, inda Tottenham suka kasance suna wasa na wucin gadi — kuma Messi ya yi wa filin wasan ƙasa kamar nasa — yana zura kwallaye biyu a wasan ƙwarai. Lokacin da Tottenham suka ziyarci Camp Nou, sun jimre don daidaici, sakamakon da ya isa su wuce a matsayin na biyu na ƙungiya.

Wane 'yan wasan Ingila na yanzu suka tarar da Messi?

Wasu daga cikin 'yan wasan da suke cikin ƙungiyar Ingila ta yanzu suna da ƙwarewa ta sirri ta fuskantar Messi a Champions League. John Stones ya yi haka akai-akai mafi yawa, yana buga wasanni huɗu da Manchester City a kansa. Harry Kane ya fito a ɓangarorin biyu lokacin da Tottenham suka fuskanci Barcelona a zagayen rukuni na 2018/19. Marcus Rashford ya kasance cikin ƙungiyar Manchester United da ta fuskanci Barcelona a zagayen kusa da karshe na wannan kakar. Jordan Henderson ya jagoranci Liverpool a wannan dare na ban mamaki da suka kammala dawowarta a wasan kusa da karshe. A ƙarshe, Djed Spence ya fuskanci Messi yayin aro a Rennes a shekara ta 2023, yana buga minti 78 na nasarar waje da Paris Saint-Germain — wasan da Desire Doue ma ya buga, ɗan wasan da yanzu ke haskakawa a harin PSG.