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Tom Victor

Emiliano Martinez shows his class with Lionel Messi present for club team-mate

Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez surprised Aston Villa team-mate Matty Cash with a Lionel Messi shirt after Argentina and Poland met at the World Cup.

The Villa colleagues were on opposite sides in Qatar on Wednesday, with Martinez keeping goal for the South Americans and England-born Cash representing Poland for the 10th time. The right-back was one of those tasked with keeping Messi and Co quiet for 90 minutes with a World Cup knockout spot at stake.

Argentina won 2-0 but Messi failed to score for the first time this tournament, seeing a penalty saved by Wojciech Szczesny. Poland still went through in second place, though, and there was an extra bonus for a clearly starstruck Cash after the game.

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