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Maffeo reveals what Messi said to him after Barcelona beat Girona

Related Topics: Lionel Messi, Pablo Maffeo

Barcelona saw off Girona 3-0 on Saturday with the hosts scoring two own goals before Luis Suarez completed the win with the visitors’ third goal of the evening.

So, no goal for Lionel Messi for once and he was pretty much man-marked for the whole evening by a certain Pablo Maffeo.

The Girona youngster had a fine game and, speaking after the match, admitted he had enjoyed a chat with Messi after the final whistle, here’s what they said.

"Messi asked me a couple of things: if I was on loan from Man City and how old I was," he said

"He was very humble.