The match between Barcelona and manchester united was not an easy one for the both teams. Lionel Messi who is actually the icon of Barcelona picked up an injury in that match after he had a tussle with smalling. This led to him picking up a bleeding nose.
Sampling has claimed to have spoken to Messi who considers the collision As an accident..
‘Yeah we spoke after. I didn’t realise at the time actually that I had caught him like that,’ Smalling told BBC Radio 5 live.
‘But after the game we had a brief chat, shook hands and he said he knew it was an accident.
‘[Luis] Suarez after as well, we had a good tussle and he just shook my hand after and said good luck and we just said good luck.
‘So it’s nice when you can have that battle on the pitch and then obviously there’s full respect after the game because ultimately you’re just trying to do your best and enjoy the game.’
