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Former Madrid full-back Roberto Carlos has condemned manner Lionel Messi took a penalty in Barcelona's last match.
Messi had decided to roll his spot-kick sideways to allow Luis Suarez to complete his hat-trick in the 6-1 rout of Celta Vigo. Here's a playback of the penalty:
The action has triggered significant debate in recent days with many thinking the tricky penalty was an act of disrespect for Celta Vigo.
According to Roberto Carlos, Real Madrid would have been heavily criticised for attempting Lionel Messi's trick penalty.
"If we did that Messi penalty at the Bernabeu, it's a lack of respect," he told Cadena SER's 'El Larguero'.
The veteran also took a swipe at Barca by suggesting that they, unlike Madrid, rely far too heavily on their attacking trident of Messi, Suarez and Neymar.
"They only talk about three players at Barca. In Madrid they talk about a collective of players," he said.
The Copa del Rey final venue has again caused controversy in Spain of late, with Madrid apparently reluctant to allow Barca the chance to defend their trophy against Sevilla at the Bernabeu, while a Bruce Springsteen performance at the stadium has been scheduled for May 21 - the proposed date of the match.
The Brazilian insists that Madrid should not feel obligated to give up the ground for their rivals, claiming Barca refused them the same courtesy during his own playing days in Spain.
"The Copa final won't be at the Bernabeu. There are plenty of stadia in Spain to play the Copa, why the Bernabeu?" he added.
"In 2004 Barcelona wouldn't give up Camp Nou so we could play the final against [Real] Zaragoza."
Messi had decided to roll his spot-kick sideways to allow Luis Suarez to complete his hat-trick in the 6-1 rout of Celta Vigo. Here's a playback of the penalty:
The action has triggered significant debate in recent days with many thinking the tricky penalty was an act of disrespect for Celta Vigo.
According to Roberto Carlos, Real Madrid would have been heavily criticised for attempting Lionel Messi's trick penalty.
"If we did that Messi penalty at the Bernabeu, it's a lack of respect," he told Cadena SER's 'El Larguero'.
The veteran also took a swipe at Barca by suggesting that they, unlike Madrid, rely far too heavily on their attacking trident of Messi, Suarez and Neymar.
"They only talk about three players at Barca. In Madrid they talk about a collective of players," he said.
The Copa del Rey final venue has again caused controversy in Spain of late, with Madrid apparently reluctant to allow Barca the chance to defend their trophy against Sevilla at the Bernabeu, while a Bruce Springsteen performance at the stadium has been scheduled for May 21 - the proposed date of the match.
The Brazilian insists that Madrid should not feel obligated to give up the ground for their rivals, claiming Barca refused them the same courtesy during his own playing days in Spain.
"The Copa final won't be at the Bernabeu. There are plenty of stadia in Spain to play the Copa, why the Bernabeu?" he added.
"In 2004 Barcelona wouldn't give up Camp Nou so we could play the final against [Real] Zaragoza."
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