Lionel Messi wanted me at Barcelona after ‘best ever goalkeeping performance’ and it put me on England’s ra...

Fraser Forster reveals how Lionel Messi’s comments propelled him onto the football world stage after Celtic’s historic 2-1 Champions League win over Barcelona in 2012

Fraser Forster has revealed how Lionel Messi's compliments led to him gaining international recognition with England.After losing 2-1 at the Nou Camp, the Bhoys welcomed the Catalan giants to Parkhead just a couple of weeks later with Forster being the star of the show.

Speaking about the match, Messi said: “The performance of Fraser Forster against us was talked about for a long time. Not many players attract those sorts of compliments from a player regarded as football's GOAT, but Foster reacted in typically modest style, saying: "It's nice, isn't it?"“We’d played them away, I think, two weeks earlier and we lost 2-1 in the last minute and I’d made saves, but the performance we’d put in away from home really carried us into the home one because we knew we’d have the fans with us.

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