Lionel Messi
World reacts to Filipe Luis' criminal tackle on Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi

World reacts to Filipe Luis' criminal tackle on Lionel Messi

Published Jan. 30, 2016 11:22 a.m. ET

The moment the world held its collective breath happened to be the same moment we all thanked our lucky stars.

During Saturday's pivotal Spanish Primera clash at the Camp Nou, Barcelona were carrying a one-goal lead vs. Atletico Madrid and heading into halftime with their heads held high until things turned ugly in the 44th minute.

Lionel Messi attempted to control a floating pass near the right sideline when Atletico's Filipe Luis Filipe savagely took down the Argentine maestro with a high-foot tackle straight into Messi's precious left knee:

ADVERTISEMENT

Looked painful, right? Match referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco had no choice but to give Luis a straight card for his heinous act.

The challenge was shocking and Twitter reacted, accordingly:

 

share


Lionel Messi
Get more from Lionel Messi Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more