Messi situation

“My name is Lionel Messi. I’m 13 years old. I would like to play someday for Barca. I think it’s the best football club in the world,” a young Messi said in 2000.
“我的名字是里奥·梅西。我今年13岁。我想有朝一日为巴萨踢球。我认为那是世界上最好的足球俱乐部，”青涩的梅西在2000年时曾如此说道。

Messi realized his dream in 2004 as he made his official debut for Barcelona. As of late August , he has made 731 appearances and scored a ridiculous 634 goals for the club over the last 16 years. He has become the second most loyal player in European soccer history, according to Transfer Markt.
2004年，梅西实现了自己的梦想，在巴塞罗那首次正式亮相。截至今年八月底，在过去的16年间，他为该俱乐部出场731次，不可思议地打入634粒进球。据《转会市场》网站报道，他是欧洲足球史上第二忠诚的球员。

However, things seem to be changing now. The legendary star has reportedly informed Barcelona on Aug 28 that he wanted to leave the club on a free transfer, which shocked the soccer world.
然而，如今一切似乎都在发生着变化。据报道，8月28日，这位传奇球星告知巴塞罗那自己想要自由转会，离开俱乐部，这一消息震惊足坛。

Speculation has it that the decision came after Barcelona’s humiliating 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarterfinal tie on Aug 15. But Messi denied this in an exclusive with sports news website Goal.
猜测称，这一决定源于巴塞罗那在8月15日的欧冠联赛1/4决赛中以2-8的比分惨败给拜仁慕尼黑。但梅西在接受体育新闻网站Goal的独家采访中，否认了这一说法。

So what led to this “breakup”?
所以，是什么导致了这场“分手”？

“I always want to win, I’m competitive and I don’t like to lose anything,” he told Goal.
“我一直都想要获胜，我很好胜，不想失去任何东西，”他在接受Goal采访时如此说道。

Barcelona hasn’t fared well in recent years, especially in the UEFA Champions League. The last league title Barcelona won dates back to the 2014-2015 season.
巴塞罗那近年来并不顺利，尤其是在欧洲冠军联赛的比赛中。巴塞罗那上一个欧冠总冠军还是在2014-2015赛季。

Besides, Spanish football website Marca lists some of the other “breakup” factors including a rift with the board, the breakdown in relationships with other club figures and his worries about aging senior players.
此外，西班牙足球网站Marca还列举了一些其他的“分手”因素，如与董事会不和、与俱乐部的其他球员关系破裂以及对于自己身为老将力不从心的担忧。

Messi has spent his entire professional career at Barcelona and helped the club win 10 La Liga titles and four Champions League trophies, while he himself won six Ballon d’Ors.
梅西将自己整个职业生涯都献给了巴塞罗那，帮助俱乐部赢得10个西甲总冠军、4座欧冠奖杯，而他自己也六获金球奖。

“Whether I go or stay, my love for Barca will never change,” Messi told Goal. This time, he has chosen to stay.
“无论去留，我对巴萨的热爱永远不会变，”梅西在接受Goal采访时如此表示。而这一次，他选择留下。

以上文章内容选自《21世纪学生英文报高中版》，详情请见《21世纪学生英文报高中版》高一804期