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PHOTOS: Behind closed doors proves no obstacle to selfie-seeking Messi fan

La Liga Santander - RCD Mallorca v FC Barcelona - Iberostar Stadium, Palma, Spain - June 13, 2020 A fan invades the pitch during the match, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). [REUTERS/Albert Gea]

No spectators are allowed at La Liga games to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, but the restrictions could not dissuade one Lionel Messi fan from sneaking in to Barcelona’s match away to Real Mallorca on Saturday.

Clad in an Argentina shirt and holding his phone, the fan calmly walked on to the pitch early in the second half of the game and defied the league’s social distancing regulations by approaching Barca defender Jordi Alba before heading towards Messi.

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