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Locker Room: Did Filipe Luis Set Out to Hurt Lionel Messi with Horror Tackle?
The Brazilian was red-carded for his "studs-up" challenge on Messi but was his intent to hurt the Argentine?
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The danger of Atletico Madrid's Filipe Luis' tackle on Lionel Messi this past weekend was beyond doubt, however the extent to which the Brazilian may or may not have tried to hurt the Argentine is very much in question.
The Locker Room panel took up the discussion with some former players stating without a doubt that Luis knew what he was doing and attempted to injury the Argentine. Others, however, look at the midfielder's entire career as a testament to his fair play and give him the benefit of the doubt.
Check out the rest of the discussion here: