Zidane Unveils Nostalgic Snapshot to Messi: A Flashback to 2007 Madrid Photoshoot

In their recent Miami interview, Zinedine Zidane surprised Lionel Messi with a photograph, capturing a moment from their past conversation. Though the cameras didn’t capture the image, the context unfolded as Messi recognized it instantly.

“Oh, look!” Messi exclaimed with a broad smile, reminiscing about the year, “2007, 2008? I was 18 or 19 there. This one was taken over there, in Madrid, in the locker room.”

Zidane continued the trip down memory lane, recalling, “We were so young. You came from Barcelona, you remember? And took it with two from Madrid, with me and Raul.”

While the actual picture remained unseen, the backstory revealed that in December 2007, Adidas orchestrated a photoshoot in Madrid for their “Impossible is Nothing” campaign, featuring Lionel Messi, Raul, and Zinedine Zidane. This iconic moment occurred just days before the El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid.

It’s no secret that Zidane has long admired Messi’s talent, and on that day, he publicly expressed his sentiments, stating, “I love his football. I would always want him in my team,” during media interactions following the photoshoot.