Mohamed Tijani is a central defender, and, in theory, his job on Tuesday would be to stop Messi.
But when the Benin star was asked how he plans to mark him in the friendly that will be the Rosario-born player’s farewell to the Argentina national team, he replied with a laugh: “You don’t need to mark Messi. We’re going to enjoy this match. There’s no special plan to defend against Messi. We just have to enjoy it”.
Tijani, who came up through the youth ranks at Rayo Vallecano and played in the Czech Republic and Switzerland, told C5N that when he comes face to face with him, he’ll say “Messi, you are God”. He called him “the best in the world” and said Benin will do everything to make sure it’s a great celebration ❤️