Ibrahim Afellay: Messi often puked before big games, the pressure was that great
"Of course, I was able to experience it up close: with Messi, the pressure was that great that he often – just before we went outside [ahead of kick-offs] – puked in the toilet," former Barcelona midfielder Ibrahim Afellay has said in an interview with NOS."And you sometimes saw it in the game, just before kick-off.