One unlucky soccer fan paid a heavy price for sitting within Lionel Messi’s shooting range.
Messi injured a fan Sunday in FC Barcelona’s 2-2 draw with in Villarreal in Spain’s La Liga (first division). Messi uncorked a powerful, errant shot in the first half that missed Villarreal’s goal, hitting a fan seated behind the net.
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Early reports indicated Messi’s shot fractured the fan’s wrist but those diagnoses turned out to be erroneous, according to Sky Sports.
Either way, the fan is likely to buy a ticket for one of the other 24,999 seats at Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreall’s intimate home stadium, next time she decides to visit.
Thumbnail photo via Alberto Saiz/The Associated Press
