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Football fans in New Delhi flocked to the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday to welcome Argentine superstar Lionel Messi as he concluded his five-day tour of India.

Footage showed supporters outside the stadium wearing Messi jerseys and holding signs reading, among others, 'I skipped school for this, I love you Messi' and 'Messi G.O.A.T India Tour 2025.' Police were on hand to manage the crowds.

"I am very much excited, and you can see the crowd - it is all filled with excitement [...] He is one of the greatest footballers on Earth, and he is coming to India, which is a great initiative," expressed a fan.

"The craze is real because Messi is the greatest footballer of all time. He has conquered football [...] He completed football, and he is the only player who has completed football at this age. Nobody is close to Messi, and everything he has done for football is just unbelievable," he added.

Fans described the chance to meet the football legend as a 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,' praising the meet-and-greet event.

"Thankfully, this time around in Delhi, it was a well-organised event. Messi was there on the ground for almost 20–25 minutes, and everyone enjoyed it," one noted.

Messi's visit to New Delhi concluded his 'GOAT India Tour 2025', which kicked off on Saturday and saw the 38-year-old touch down in Kolkata, Hyderabad and Mumbai.

Messi's Kolkata visit on Saturday at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan was cut short to just 20-25 minutes after VIPs and security crowded the field. Fans, unable to see the players, erupted in anger - throwing chairs and bottles, tearing down banners, and breaking barricades as Messi, Suarez, and De Paul left early.

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00:00Where are you?
00:02What are you doing?
00:04What are you doing?
00:06Messi! Messi!
00:08Messi!
00:10Messi!
00:20Yo Messi!
00:24Goati Ben, here we go!
00:26I am very much excited and you can see the crowd it is all filled with excitement and it's a great initiative by our government or organizer whoever organized this event because it's a big deal for us that Messi is coming to India.
00:50He is one of the greatest footballer on the earth and he is coming to India which is a great initiative.
00:56The crazy is real because Messi is the greatest footballer of all time.
01:10He has conquered the football.
01:11He has won every single trophy and not even once, he just did twice.
01:15And last year, last World Cup, he won the World Cup with Argentina team and that's just immeasurable.
01:21He completed football and he is the only player who completed football at this age.
01:25And nobody is close to Messi and everything he has done for football is just unbelievable.
01:31It's one of my dreams, I thought that I might never meet Messi but I think this is the best chance I can get to meet Messi.
01:55He is one of the idols for me and I have been watching him play since I was very young and I didn't think that I will get the chance to meet him.
02:15But yeah, this initiative is very nice and I think this is one of the dreams coming true for me.
02:36I think the crowd is telling that he is the greatest footballer of all time on this planet and yeah, that's why every young kid who once wanted to be a footballer, I think his inner child is now coming out to see him.
02:51It was a fabulous event, I think we thoroughly enjoyed it.
03:14Thankfully this time around in Delhi, it was a well organized event. Messi was there on the ground for almost like 20-25 minutes and everyone enjoyed it.
03:31It was an incredible moment for any fan like all of us, it was an incredible moment.
03:35Because to see him a legend like him, it's a once in a lifetime opportunity, so totally worth the money.
03:40We are following Mexico from 2008 and finally India.
03:49So it really feels good that we finally can see from Messi.
03:54It's so close. It's so good. We are very emotional right now.
03:57Messi! Messi is best! It was so quoted! So quoted!
04:01The atmosphere was always in the same time.
04:03We were all together in the same time.
04:06We were all together in the same time.
04:08So it was a wonderful experience.
04:09Come here, let's drink water!
04:11Come here, let's drink water!
04:13We will drink water!
04:14We'll be everywhere we enjoyed this wonderful meal.
04:16Remember, let's call here disappointed and of course, victory, seeds, and Familien.
04:19Why are we here at this time.
04:21See you later.
04:23Good night, Peak.
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