Mumbai: Excitement scenes unfolded in Mumbai ahead of Argentine football legend Lionel Messi’s Wankhede visit. In a viral video shared on social media showed several fans in the city singing Ganpati aarti in front of the football icon’s poster. As Ganpati aarti is traditionally performed at the beginning of any auspicious occasion, fans marked Lionel Messi’s visit by chanting the aarti in front of his poster.
Not just this, several FC Barcelona fans also gathered at Nariman Point and marched towards Wankhede Stadium while chanting Lionel Messi’s name ahead of his visit.
Several fans, wearing FC Barcelona and Argentina jerseys, were seen chanting “Messi, Messi” and waving flags as they walked to visit their favourite footballer.