Teenager Alphonso Davies will face his childhood hero Lionel Messi when Bayern Munich clash with Barcelona in the Champions League on Friday night.
The German and Catalan giants have both won the European Cup five times – and the winners will be favourites to lift the title on August 23.
But Canadian left-back Davies is bidding to end his debut season in European football by lifting the trophy for the first time after shackling the Argentine superstar he supported growing up. “Honestly, I'm lost for words – a dream come true,” said Davies, 19. “My mum called me yesterday and then my dad hopped on the phone, and he was like: 'So you’re playing against your favourite player, I see.' “And I went: 'Yeah.' And then we both started laughing
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