Lionel Messi Booked for Simulation as he Steered Barcelona Past Borussia Dortmund
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Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi was booked for simulation in the Champions League match against Dortmund on Wednesday.
The Argentine went down inside the box and the referee booked him for diving. Replays showed no contact between Roman Burki and Messi. However, it did not seemed like an intention to deceive the referee and Messi fell down after his foot got planted in the ground.
Messi also never seemed to appeal for a penalty after he fell down, and hence he was surprised when he was shown a yellow card for simulation.
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