Lionel Messi reportedly missed his training session for having a bruised ankle, from Ramos hard tackle. He's now doing special treatment for recovery.
And later in February 2011, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will be battling again in Argentina frienldy against Portugal. The match will be held at Arsenal's Emirate stadium, February 9th,2011.
This will be the first time for them to meet in a national uniform since 1972, in Brazil, where Argentina won 3-1 over Portugal.
On 2 December 2003, midfielder Cesc Fabregas scored a late goal in Arsenal's 5-1 romp over Wolves in the League Cup. At 16 years and 212 days old, he became the youngest person to score for Arsenal in a first-team match.
Fabregas had signed with the Gunners the previous September. By October, he had already set a club record when he played against Rotherham United in a League Cup match, becoming the youngest player to make a first-team appearance for Arsenal.
The match against Wolves was only his second appearance for the club. Played at Highbury before a crowd of 28,161, the hosts went up 4-0 with goals from Jeremie Aliadiere (24', 71'), Nwankwo Kanu (68'), and Sylvain Wiltord (79') before Wolverhampton midfielder Alex Rae pulled one back with a powerful goal in the 80th minute. But the 88th-minute tap-in from Fabregas restored the cushion for the final score.
It was his only goal of the season, and one of only three appearances for Arsenal that year. He has since gone on to score a total of 53 goals in 280 appearances and has captained the side since November 2008.
"I wish to apologize to everyone for the actions that make them not impressed by it, especially children."
That is what Sergio Ramos said on the press conference after El Clasico incident, where he pushed Charles Puyol in the face after his hard tackle on Messi. He also added that he already apologized to Xavi and Puyol via phone right after the game.
Ramos has admitted that he never stepped into the field with a good mentality. But he never intended to hurt the Barcelona star.
A part from the incident, it still amazes me how these players can be a great team aswell as a great enemy, depends on what uniform they wear. Afterall, the players are actually friends who struggled and work together during WC 2010, but also the biggest rival in Spanish League history.
