On Wednesday, Barcelona arrived at Wembley for the Champions League match against Tottenham. Everything went well from the first minutes, and by the final whistle the Catalans broke the hosts with a score of 4: 2.

Double made Lionel Messi, and while Leo very strange celebrated the goal scored. The Argentinian ran to the operator behind the gate, about five times gently hit himself with both hands on the head and sent a kiss to the camera.

On Sunday, Messi scored Valencia in the La Liga and repeated the ritual.

So Leo devotes goals to his children. Rather, this celebration, he sends greetings to the eldest son Thiago, who in early November will be six years old. Mundo Deportivo says that the captain of Barcelona himself explained this gesture in the Wembley mixed zone after playing with Tottenham. “He has a strong relationship with his family, especially with Tiago, the only child of Lionel, who knows something about football,” - writes football media.

The second most popular Barcelona newspaper Sport, explains this with love not only for the older child, but also for the rest of the youngest family members. “He showed a signal to the camera with his fingers, as if he was talking to two people. This is his message to the children, about whom he thinks all the time and devotes this exact hit”, - says the publication.

Messi has already dedicated goals to his sons. True, not so ingenious.

In 2015, when the middle son of Lionel Mateo was born, the player played on the road with Atletico Madrid the day after his wife's birth. He sensationally remained in the reserve, came out in the 60th minute and scored the decisive match with the score 1:1. Then Leo put his thumb in his mouth and portrayed the child.

Now the gesture has become more intimate and personal. Repeating such a pat on the top of someone else is stupid, because this only applies to Messi and his children. And Leo himself with celebrations of heads speaks of love not only Thiago and Mateo, but also very small Ciro, who will only be seven months old on November 10th.