Lionel Messi has contradicted Gerard Pique's claims that the latter's goal in the 2-1 win over PSV on Wednesday was rehearsed, saying the defender lied about the supposed free-kick routine.
Pique deflected home a free-kick from Messi and told Sport's Angels Fabregues after the game that it was something they had been working on: "It was a rehearsed move. We practice it a lot and it came off perfectly."
But Messi, who also got on the scoresheet, did not back up his story in an interview with Movistar (h/t Fabregues): "It wasn't rehearsed, that's a lie!