Lionel Messi hailed as 'GOAT' as Barcelona starts Twitter war with Juventus before UCL tie

Juventus are set to host Spanish giants Barcelona on Wednesday night in group st of Champions League. match was a highly anticipated affair as arch-rivals Cristia Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were set to meet for first time since former left Real Madrid in 2018. However, Ronaldo is set to miss UCL clash as player currently remains in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 twice.

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Juventus ruled player out of Wednesday's clash after he tested positive for COVID-19 for third time. He tested positive for first time earlier this month during international duty with Portugal. While Ronaldo will t be available, Lionel Messi will be. Barcelona star is most likely to start for his side as head coach Ronald Koeman looks to bounce back from 1-3 defeat to Real Madrid this past weekend. 

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Barcelona are also apparently t looking for friendly competition as y took a subtle shot at Juventus on social media, just over 24 hours before ir UCL clash. club posted a clip of some of Lionel Messi's best show against Serie A side to Twitter with caption hailing Argentine footballer as 'G.O.A.T'. This is unsurprisingly a shot at Juventus' main man, Cristia Ronaldo, who enjoyed a stellar rivalry with Messi over course of last decade.

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Both players are widely regarded as two of greatest to ever step on football pitch. But for fans, Messi vs Ronaldo generally a heated debate about proving one's supremacy over ors. As it appears, Barcelona are looking to gain a mental advant by taking a dig at ir Champions League rivals. 

Instead of posting something related to Cristia Ronaldo, Old Lady responded by sharing a clip of ir left-footed wizard, Paulo Dybala scoring a stellar goal against Catalan outfit. In a follow-up tweet, club shared a video of Dybala's signature celebration. 

This prompted ar response from Barcelona, who instead, shared a GIF of Neymar’s goal against Juventus in 2015 Champions League final. Barcelona won a treble that season after beating Serie A side 3-1 in Berlin. Catalan side are yet to lift Champions League trophy since 2015. Meanwhile, Juventus are in running to win UCL for first time since winning it in 1996.

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Both Juventus and Barcelona have new leaders as former players, Andrea Pirlo and Ronald Koeman, were appointed as head coaches of respective clubs. Juve's Serie A form has so far been below par as y sit fifth with just wins in five games (three draws). Barcelona too are looking to get going under ir new boss.

ir recent El Clasico loss was ir second of league campaign. Barca are currently 12th in LaLiga with two each of wins and losses in five matches. Both clubs started ir UCL campaign with wins in ir opening fixtures. 

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(Im Credits: Barcelona Twitter)