The friendship of Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho is one of the most beloved comradeship that football has ever witnessed.
Ronaldinho spent three and a half years with Messi at Barcelona leaving an everlasting influence on his young mind and also assisting him on his debut goal.
With the Argentine international’s move to PSG, the old friends met up a couple of times when the Brazilian legend made visits to his former club at Parc de Paris.
Feelings of nostalgia arise every time these two are pictured together. And now, fourteen years after their last match together, the legendary duo reunited, not on the pitch, but in a commercial for Pepsi.
Captioned as “the reunion we’ve all been waiting for,” the clip shows the former Barcelona teammates go toe-to-toe ’ as Ronaldinho takes a shot from the farther end that sinks the ball into a cup beside Messi. In response, Messi kicks the ball and manages to knock down three cups at once.
😍 Leo Messi x @10Ronaldinho – the reunion we’ve all been waiting for. #PepsiPong #PlayToInspire #HowWeDoIt pic.twitter.com/fPBZp6QmwX
— Pepsi (@PepsiGlobal) February 23, 2022
This 22-second technical duel named ‘Pepsi-Pong’ left many fans pining for the past, while others seemed underwhelmed by the video.
Reactions poured in as the netizens were left questioning the video’s authenticity and slammed the editing job on display.
Have seen better editing on ChrisMD football challenges https://t.co/ztbjWASOVE
— Harry (@wroetoshaw) February 23, 2022
Should of saved some of the budget for the CGI
— Mel Browne (@Mel4890) February 23, 2022
As some users pointed out, it seems like Messi did not even drink from the cup.
We all know Messi didn’t drink from that cup tho.
— Gokay 👑❄️ (@Broda_Gokay) February 23, 2022
Many fans were left feeling nostalgic and disappointed with what commercials have come to since their childhood.
We went from THIS… to that. https://t.co/luw4psYrRG pic.twitter.com/196TtiNYkc
— rohith (@cfcrohith2) February 23, 2022
What a rubbish CGI commercial.
— Jack Maddox (@MaddoxJack) February 23, 2022
Feel for the kids that grow up with this compared to an iconic Brazil team joga bonita’ing their way through an airport terminal. #masquenada https://t.co/bhY2E8O2hk
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