Messi just made a case out of it accusing Diarra of being too hard in his tackles. The new Madrid guy probably wanted to prove something to his patrons so choose the obvious target Messi despite this being a friendly match.
Diarra was playing like his life depended on it, trying to stop Messi by any means possible. Messi, on the other hand didn´t even look like he was putting in his full effort (obviously the game was just a friendly) even then Messi still beat Diarra most of the time in one on ones
Seems like Florentino Perez has Raul behind him. He would feature as a link between the management and the players. All things considered, it`s safe say Perez will win the elections.
Also, some kind of 70 mil.E credit was mentioned for the Ronaldo purchase
I remember last season when we were 12 points away in like mid-season, we got as close as 2 points away from them, but at the end of the season we still finished 19 points away. It's about being consistent, something they lack this season and we have.