Steven Bergwijn will certainly be very emotional when facing Lionel Messi in the C1 Cup because 10 years ago, he met this superstar when he was a young fan.

It will be an emotional match for striker Steven Bergwijn of the Dutch club, because a decade ago, when he was 10 years old, he met his idol Lionel Messi in the flesh . a very unexpected occasion
Child fan Bergwijn asked to take a photo with Messi 10 years ago.

Specifically, 10 years ago, Steven Bergwijn also went to Camp Nou but to watch Barcelona play against Levante. The interesting thing is that, after the match, the boy Bergwijn was extremely lucky that day because he realized he was staying in the same hotel with coach Frank Rijkaard’s team.

“I still remember the score of that match was 5-1, of course in favor of Barca . That is the team led by Frank Rijkaard, with huge names like Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Ronaldinho, Samuel Eto’o and of course the young star Messi in the squad” – The Sport Bible quoted Bergwijn.

“That day, our family happened to book a room at the same hotel as those players. In that hotel there is a computer room where my brother and I go to play games, and the players use it to surf the web.”

“People in the computer room were easy to talk to, so gradually, the two brothers came to talk and take pictures with the players, including Messi. It’s special that a decade later, I’m about to stand on the same lawn as him.”

10 years later, Bergwijn became Messi’s opponent.

Just as Bergwijn said, time flies, 10 years later, the boy has now become a promising 20-year-old young striker of Dutch football, and will meet Messi again as an opponent in the tournament. Champions League opening match of the new season.

Fast forward to the present day and Bergwijn, now 20, is making a name for himself – scoring a crucial goal in the Champions League play-off victory over BATE Borisov.

And he will now be heading back to the Nou Camp and meeting Messi in a very different capacity.

“I still remember the 5-1 against Levante, That was the team of Frank Rijkaard with Xavi, Iniesta, Ronaldinho, Eto’o and of course Messi who had just broken through,” he reflected on his past visit.

“We slept in the same hotel as the players. There was a computer room where my brother and I played games and the players went on the internet.

“We talked with them and we took photos with them. Also with Messi. It’s very special that a decade later, I am likely to be on the pitch with him.”

If he impresses on his Nou Camp debut, you never know what could be in store for the young lad in the future.