🗣️Didier Drogba: “There’s one story that really sticks with me. At the time, Roberto Di Matteo was our coach, and as usual, he presented us with a list of the top scorers from our opponents. It would typically show names like Wayne Rooney with 22 goals, or Robin van Persie with 15.
But when we faced Barcelona, something different happened. Di Matteo put up the list, and in third place was Xavi with 14 goals. Alexis Sánchez and Cesc Fàbregas were tied at 15 goals.
Then, we couldn’t help but burst into laughter when the name at the top appeared. It was Lionel Messi, sitting at an insane 63 goals for the season, including 14 in the Champions League.
63 goals in one season—it was so unbelievable that we just looked at each other, stunned, and laughed. What else could we do? I even snapped a picture of the screen because the number was outrageous.”
And just to put things in perspective, Messi went on to score 91 goals that year. 🤯
