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Lewis Pangratiou

Lionel Messi involved in weird tunnel moment after Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta mocked by mascot

Fans across the world were left puzzled on Wednesday night after Lionel Messi appeared to look inside Marco Verratti’s shorts ahead of Paris Saint-Germain’s 3-0 win over Toulouse.

Goals from Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Juan Bernat meant that it was business as usual on the pitch for the Parisians, but Verratti seemed to be slightly unsettled before the game kicked off.

The Italian appeared to have an issue with his shorts and asked Messi to help him out. The Argentine was more than happy to do just that and peered inside to have a look at the problem, which was likely caused by an itchy label.

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