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Messi Olympic Gold Medal is in Barcelona

Messi has now returned to Barcelona after winning Olympic gold on Saturday in Beijing. The player, who had just arrived, went almost directly to the Nou Camp where he admitted that he was highly motivated to play again for Barça.

Leo Messi arrived at Barcelona airport this morning from Beijing. With his gold medal in his hand, the player went home to change and then went directly to the Now Camp to meet up with his team mates and start work.

But first Messi spoke with the media and once again he thanked the club for allowing him to go to the Olympics in the first place: “I was only able to go thanks to them. I am grateful to the club, the president and the manager”.

Leo Messi admitted that “the medal makes up for everything that has been said. And to return with a medal is even more perfect”.

The Argentinian also said that the gold medal allowed him “to continue growing. It gives me strength and a lot of joy for myself, my team mates and for Argentina”.

Once in Barcelona, Leo Messi is only interested in returning to work with his club. The young Argentinian is “highly motivated and happy with the squad, with the new players and the hope and excitement that is evident at the club”. He added that he “wants to be with the squad from the beginning”.


Source: FC Barcelona Press

French Ligue 1 players at Beijing 2008

L´Equipe, the best sport newspaper in the World, published the list of the players that will be part of the Olympic Games from Ligue 1.

Let´s see if Olympique Marseille will miss Modeste M’bami and Taye Taïwo during the Third Qualifying Round of the UEFA Champions League. FC Barcelona denied Lionel Messi knowing that the Catalan team also must play this phase during the Olympic Games.

GRENOBLE: Franck Dja-Djedje (forward, 22 years old, Cote d’Ivoire ).

LE MANS: Gervais Yao Kouassi "Gervinho" (forward, 21 years old, Cote d’Ivoire).

LILLE: Aurélien Chedjou (midfielder, 23 years old, Cameroun), Kevin Mirallas (forward, 20 years old, Belgium).

LYON: Jean II Makoun (midfielder, 25 years old, Cameroun).

MARSEILLE: Modeste M'bami (midfielder, 24 years old, Cameroun), Taye Ismaila Taïwo (defender, 23 years old, Nigeria).

NANTES: Christian Bekamenga (forward, 22 years old, Cameroun), Stefan Babovic (midfielder, 21 years old, Serbia) , Filip Djordjevic (forward, 20 years old, Serbia).

NANCY: Landry Nguemo (midfielder, 22 years old, Cameroun).

NICE: Kafoumba Coulibaly (midfielder, 22 years old, Cote d’Ivoire), Onyekachi Apam (defender, 21 years old, Nigeria).

MONACO: Fredua Koranteng "Freddy" Adu (forward, 19 years old, United States).

PARIS-SG: Albert Legrand Baning (defender, 23 years old, Cameroun).

RENNES: Stéphane Mbia (midfielder, 22 years old, Cameroun).