Nesta tackles messi {just brilliant}

[smithy2t8]

It was a fantastic tackle but it would have been better if Messi had have shown appreciation for it

[lopzw55]

Pique and Silva are the two best centre halfs in the world, EPL fans are the most ignorant they never expand their horizons

[ArchangelMichael1991]

Nesta is boss !!!

[MaialeVolante1990]

messi's reaction says it all.

[alanadmonyousif]

a lot of defenders nowadays she study nesta. pepe and vidic.

[TheSkyman97]

Non esistono difensori come Sandro Nesta... SANDRO SUBITO!

[cyuri]

when people insist that vidic is the best defender now, i LOL. if i can do it in your face, i would.

[theblackestnight]

Messi plays in an easy era, Nesta shows him a piece of the hardest era there ever was defensively - mid to late 90's Serie A. Nesta is the last great defender of the greatest era of defenders. and Vidic lol, he gets ripped by Messi constantly and does not have the intelligence or tactical awareness of Nesta(even now) . Nesta is the greatest right centre back ever, if there was to be the ultimate centre back pairing, it would be Franco Baresi on the left and Alessandro Nesta on the right. A WALL

[ArchangelMichael1991]

@theblackestnight

what about Paolo Maldini ?

[KingRodiakos91]

Maldini shows him how to do this!!!!

[JonnnnyHood13]

@SgtReznov3 how was Vidic made a school boy? He played well against Barca, he made 1 amazing tackle on messi. Thiago Silva is the best young CB. Vidic was the best a year or 2 ago. He's had a few injuries but hes still one of the best.

[ArchangelMichael1991]

@JonnnnyHood13

Koscielny is way better than Vidic

[smash3230]

@ArchangelMichael1991 Im gonna fucking bitch slap you

[Mrmodrique]

Shut up u Vidic fans..suckers

[hugodrax71]

Nesta was a fantastic defender in his prime, the best stopper in the world....so unlucky with injuries

[esghe]

best tackle in recent 10 years

[adrianinhosantos04]

@ipodsable nesta > vidic 

[chiru450]

vincent kompany needs to watch this. proper tackle, artfully done

[ipodsable]

Vidic did that 10x Better and cleaner.

[ny06milez]

It takes a Ronaldo (Fenomeno) to make Nesta suffer agonies. On Messi`s smile you can see he never saw someone tackling him that great. Back in Ronaldo`s prime, there were a lot more defenders who were able to make great tacklings and he still could shine.

[ColonelAsshat]

Ambrosini's slide tackle against Dejan Stankovic in the Milan derby of February 09 was equally good.

[ruudcr720]

Nesta is the King

[Ulven89]

hah! First time I've enjoyed seeing Messi smile

[DynamicProductionTV]

:O Messi is not a god after all

[templartran]

Vidic is indeed onf of the best defender in the world but no EPL defenders include ones like Ferdinand or Terry can match Italian defenders. Maldini, Baresi, Costacutar, Nesta, Canavaro,..they are all legend. Silva has been benefiting a lot from playing at Serie A and playing as Nesta's partner. He's developed his skills, leadership qualities and he's becoming a true Italian defenders despite his Brazilian blood. And for those who are talking about pepe, what a joke.

[gshproductions]

vidic has to be one of the best in the world though...

[hardkandy91]

pepe should watch this

[frankeboona]

very fuckin risky

[cfcsteve86]

wow! Carvalho in disguise?

[pixotass]

pepe is the best defender... he puts tiago silva in the pocket

[4yoethanhawk]

@pixotass pepe?,nesta is so much better

[09BIJAN09]

for once, a clean tackle on messi :D

[SAD90901]

i like Nesta but sorry ... can someone tell me

where's Nesta here : watch?v=Q7G5gD-ayeA

and here :

watch?v=Aw5KhfZfFuI

and here :

watch?v=YeQ_TQZpR1M

^_*

[ultimatemiddlefield]

@SAD90901 That wasnt nesta fault he was expecting his teamate to get it. Anyways he is old. If he was on his zone messi would have dissapear 100%

[Guyninja0000]

but if u look at the other tackles that nesta did on messi, was not so great as it was faul but this tackle was nice tackle..

[Gi11360]

Thiago Silva > Vidic > Nesta > Pique

[Sonemcpalmi]

Liga Esp, Premier League < Serie A and italian defence

[MrReziqn]

u mad messi?

[pyro2822]

@MrReziqn Ofcourse he is, usually when a player even exhales on him they get red and he gets a penalty, his little mind can't handle ''fair play'' like this :P

[yacobmadiana]

Nesta and Fabio Cannavaro are the best defenders

[MrDeedeecanberra]

Hi Mate, are you sure this is brilliant tackle?

In my opinion it is not. Please carefully see @ 0:26

I think, Nesta's tackle hits Messi's right foot FIRST then hits the ball...CMIIW

I think Messi deserve a penalty....

[ukrainevladcanada]

@MrDeedeecanberra impossible, the ball was always and will be always in front of the player who attacks and go forward, u can see in split second that he touched ball and then leg and also if it wasnt good tackle those commentators wouldnt say anything then!!

[Gfresh844]

Nesta is a master but Messi skinned him a few times in the games against Milan this season.

[fujisan0388]

Messi met his match with Nesta and he knew it

[kkurzeid]

This video should have more views why?

Because people always say that: " He can dribble past ANYONE , EVERYTIME "

"He can beat 11 players"

"He never gives the Ball away or losses possesion of it"

[CagelessBirds]

@kkurzeid LMAO no one has ever said that he never gives possession away or does great thing everytime! But he CAN dribble past ANYONE and he can do amazing things MOST of the time, he skinned Nesta loads of times in this match. Still, great tackle.

[kkurzeid]

@CagelessBirds I know but people still say it

[AFTepes]

@CagelessBirds che cossa dice?? loads of times? one thing is tha messi dribbled a lot from outside, and other is to "skin" Nesta ... Nesta not only did this tackle, See the other video titled Nesta vs Barcelona..

[EoLoLoIoOoT]

Probably one of only 3 or 4 defenders in the world who could handle Messi,

[Guyninja0000]

Nice tackle.... unlike fucking Madrid tackles...

[prospecial]

just great and remember that nesta is not at his best, because he is an old man

i would like too see the early 200X team from milan vs barca

the barca players would go insane against this wall

[klos1001]

@prospecial i think it is not big diference between nesta 2006 and nesta 2011, plus the defenders are always good, maldini, costacurta retired at 40 years old.

[aliwazzatanveer]

Even messi appreciated that with grass

[10MessiLegend]

barca is best, milan was lucky, tonight waith for manita ;)

[Thejjone]

yeah.. manita.. without a referee present it'd have been a draw

[xtina200]

Why are people shittalking here? "Milan in the 90s would own Barca, herp derp." The majority here was not even born back then and know Baresi and Maldini only from WIkipedia.

I'm a Barca supporter and I still loved Nesta in this game. And I loved Sacchi's great Milan team as well. So stop shit talking.

[calico666]

@xtina200 I applaud you for that! Brilliant comment! I love both teams and am grateful that I get to see both play, even if it is only through my TV. Especially as an Englishman it gives me a lot of joy to see some actual clean, accurate defending from the likes of Nesta along with the attacking, total football spirit of Barcelona.

[Mohaukseven]

I'm a United fan but so many of my favourite ever players are in (or were recently in) this Milan team - Nesta, Seedorf, Pirlo, Ronaldinho. True pedigree footballers. This was one of the best defensive displays I've seen for years, let down by one freak mistake. Inter's display against Barca a few years ago was tighter, but this one just oozed class.

[bijakriyandi]

@TheFreeForever also the fantastic four: Tassotti, Baresi, Costacurta, Maldini

[montelatici]

The Milan of today can draw away and will beat Barcelona 3-1 at the San Siro. The Milan of Van Basten & company would have destroyed this Barcelona on both legs.

[EazyE163]

When its ACmilan-fcbarca now on wednesday.. which clothes will barcelona wear ? their Home clothes ( red blue ) or away clothes ( black clothes ) or the alternative clothes ( green black one..??

[TheAntMcfc]

The cleanest sliding tackler I've ever seen. Such elegance.

[MrSharkteeth93]

Messi couldnt dribble in that possition all what he had to do is to shoot.

[MrSharkteeth93]

Nice tackle but Messi should have finished it before Nesta tackling him.

[flygonex10]

The tackle was SO good that even Messi hit the ground for not dribbling pass him. :)

[aasimazam]

When Zanetti and Nesta eventually retire - there won't be any truly great defenders left in the game. Messi can score for fun then and none of his goals and trophies will mean anything.

Only Zidane and R9 have owned Nesta ... and thats saying something!

[TanoBrati]

@aasimazam

Well let's not get carried away shall we. People are too prone to saying silly things. None of his trophies will mean a thing? I beg to differ. What should we say then, that Nesta's trophies are meaningless because he never faced Maradona? Or that Maradona's world cup is nothing because he didn't face Beckembauer?

[aasimazam]

@TanoBrati Neata faced his competition - so did Maradona ... Messi doesn't have competition.

[TanoBrati]

@aasimazam

Argument over then in an arbitrary way whose basis for judgment you have put up yourself. If I were to be as lunatic as you sound, I'd say something like "Nesta is nothing because the competition he faced throughout his career is mediocre." I'm having a dig at you not Nesta whom I consider the best defender ever. But I'm not going to throw garbage at other players to uplift the ones I like. People who make fun of Ronaldo in videos about Messi and vice-versa are just as bad as you.

[aasimazam]

@TanoBrati I don't like Cristina Ronaldo either - in fact today's players are a kids compared to the true greats of the game that have all retired. Today's modern players don't deserve recognition amongst the greats because they wouldn't have survive in 90's or even before that.

[polarbear19955]

press 9 he thoguht he was a fish lol

[mattfosterafc123]

Italian football may have declined somewhat, but they'll always produce the best defenders

[elmexicanochilango]

Vidic? really whos Vidic when put next to Nesta Messi Worked Vidic twice UCL final 08 and 11 Nesta is the prince and Maldini is the king of defenders and <3 LFC YNWA!

[TheTenners]

here's a question... nesta or maldini?

[aasimazam]

@TheTenners they are on par I would think in ability - but Maldini has won a lot more trophies so I would put him higher. But both are amazing defenders!

[marcellof87]

@TheTenners Maldini is impossible to reach for Nesta

[ParkLaneTottenham1]

Nesta has been one of the best defenders in the world since the 90's... Vidic has been for about 4 years.

Nesta can also play football, whereas Vidic is a ''clear it, no nonsense'' type.

[TheMrFratboy]

Im an MAN U fan and i think Vidic as an AMAZING defender but Nesta is PERFECT.This just proves they cant really be compared.

Although if they were to play in the same team they would be unstoppable

[moonsugar1]

Nah, even messi knows he;s been beat ;)

[OZILisSuperFly]

Love how Messi just quickly looks at the refree straight away

[soooooo89]

where was nesta when messi glided past him to provide pedro with a pass to score the goal in this game?

[marcellof87]

@Herecomesthepain82 non lo so chiedilo al coglione che ha commentato dicendo chiedendo se avevamo sentito parlare di Nemanja Vidic......forse lui non ha mai sentito parlare di Paolo Maldini e Franco Baresi

[MassiveMong]

Nesta, one of the great defenders.

[faraazcan]

hope nesta gets bck in 2nd leg...

forzamilan!!!!!

[EidAntonio]

you cant compare vidic and nesta

vidic is now the best defender in the world, cuz he plays strongly with no fear

nesta was the best the defender, and still is a perfect defender, cuz he does great tackles and plays fairly

for me the best defenders of all time are nesta and maldini

[20robo09]

@EidAntonio Fabio Cannavaro?

[MrMilanistaSwe]

@EidAntonio The best defender in the world right now is Thiago Silva.

[EidAntonio]

@MrMilanistaSwe Nan silva is good but isn't a wall like vidic

[SgtReznov3]

@EidAntonio complete nonsense from another deluded man who watches nothing but the EPL. I agree with you that nesta and maldini are probably the best ever along with baresi, but widen your horizons. Just because vidic is the best defender in the premier league does not mean BEST IN THE WORLD on current form no one comes close to Thiago silva at the moment

[EidAntonio]

@SgtReznov3 what is happening with all those people saying thiago silva is the best CB in the world ? okay he's lucky vidic is injured for the rest of the year, but silva is nowhere near the best.. depends what team you support to say he's the best in the world

PS : yes i do watch nothing but the EPL becoz its the best league in the world and to be player of the year for the second time in this league (especially for a defender) its hard, very hard

[1934388206]

@EidAntonio The EPL is not the best league in the world. I watch it , as with La Liga which is like scotland but with sun, Serie A and the Bundesliga, little of the french so i don't know much about that. Its just not that great, it gets top marks for excitement and maybe money, technically its no where near the spanish or italian league.

[EidAntonio]

@1934388206 go see my respond comment for M10663 (i dont wanna repeat it :p)

[M10663]

@EidAntonio .the epl is not the best league i the world.the most competitive in europe right now maybe but the football is awful.watch match of the day and ecept for the very top sides the football is a joke.massive athletes who ant play football properly running mad all the time..wow.

[EidAntonio]

@M10663 can u tell me a better league than epl ? a league where both defenders and strikers are world class ? No. I bet ure thinking about italian, spanish or german... NOPE. spanish have no defenders exept the experts of diving barca and madrid. Italian have been suspended from so many things becoz of the cheatings and etc, and they dont quite have strikers. and i do respect german league its a great one as the english one.

[Diilz786]

@EidAntonio what about puyol, pique, sergio ramos, ricardo carvalho? all world class defenders from la liga. same with thiago silva from serie A!

[EidAntonio]

@Diilz786 did I say something about them ? did I talk about them ? no

so now STFU im tired of commenting on this fuckin video

[thomasmorello]

@Diilz786 Alessandro Nesta and Paolo Maldini are a class above them. Period.

[OliG312]

@EidAntonio Mate you got it wrong; I think the EPL is the best, but not because they have the best players: clearly La Liga does. What makes it stand out is that the mid-table clubs are pretty sick (compared to Spanish and Italian leagues) meaning there are no easy games, there are six clubs that could potentially get far in the Champions League (but only four places), but the key factor is that the football is played with PACE, making it the most entertaining to watch. Plus the drama of course.

[EidAntonio]

@OliG312 Bro I know I got it wrong thats why I didnt reply to those who told me :p

anyways I still think vidic is the best defender in the world (won already EPL player of the year, player in the FIFA PRO XI, being named best defender in the world from ESPN...) & who in your opinion is the best ?

[OliG312]

@EidAntonio Yeah I think Vidic is the best to be honest. But you still can't just dismiss the players that they have in La Liga!

[EidAntonio]

@OliG312 yeah 9 players from la Liga in FIFA PRO XI thats insane !

[BlueBird14095]

@M10663 So incredibly slow and pointless passing in la liga is what you enjoy?

[iradasinovic]

@SgtReznov3 See now that's where you're wrong (re - Vidic). He has been the best CB in the world for the past 4 years and will probably go down as one of the greatest ever. You can see how much he means to Man Utd (clean sheets increase as soon as he's in the side etc) and he'll be sorely missed (take the game yday as evidence). A fully fit Vidic is still the best CB in the world, Silva a close 2nd. [Btw, I don't solely watch the EPL before you try that arguement]

[SgtReznov3]

@iradasinovic ahh you have made a foolish asumption. Your entire point there was lecturing me as if i had said vidic was awful, i never once said he was a bad player, far from it, My point was that he is very good but as you say u may not only watch the epl but anyone who follows seria a will know that vidic is simply not of the same class as thiago silva. Vidic was made to look like a school boy against barcelona, Silva was one of milans best players in both games.

[DrBeeISO]

@SgtReznov3 current form? coloccini and samba? dont just look at big clubs

[ViensofJoy]

@EidAntonio yep Italians have always been masters at defending. Have you seen Franco Baresi play? he was safer than a swiss bank account. Vidic is good but he lacks the commanding presence of a Beckenbauer or the force of a Roberto Carlos. In my opinion, the best defender in the world right now is the Chiellini. That guy is just brutal and unsurprisingly Italian.

[EidAntonio]

@ViensofJoy what i like about italian defenders is they are alwas fair. they do clean tackles, peacemakers... but sometimes coaches like Mourinho want the players to be aggressive to scare the opponent

[OliG312]

@ViensofJoy You joking? Vidic not a commanding presence? He is at least the scariest, if not the best defender in the world. Inspires and leads by example.

[LiamsFriendStewie]

@EidAntonio Vidic is not better than Pique or Thiago Silva, are you mad?

[EidAntonio]

@LiamsFriendStewie i'm so mad that when i said vidic is the best in the world I get into top comments...

[Torthakel4444]

@LiamsFriendStewie Pique? most likely the one and only player that could be replaced in the Barca squad, he's not as good as the rest of the team make him look.

[farrjones1]

i cant beleive this video is popular, it's just somebody tackling another player, it happens all the time......i guess cos its messi though

[WeWillNotRockYou1]

@farrjones1 Your a barce fan then...

in that case, you could say Maldini`s tackles were common.

[farrjones1]

@WeWillNotRockYou1 actually im a man city fan

[odissey505]

There are so many immature people in the world. His reaction shows respect for Nesta. He didnt dive didnt complain and he just smiled, this is respect for Nesta

[Zirffrik]

Nesta viene de la mejor escuela para defensas del mundo.. aguante NESTA

[SantinoDude]

I love Messi and Nesta!

[madfootypurist]

omg the lad has still got it at 35/36, definitely £31 million well spent by milan

[psmpz]

for all the so called "barcelona fans" go watch 22 years of master defending from nesta and you will believe that he is a king.

[klos1001]

@psmpz yes nesta is a great defender i like him, he has many experience but messi beat him, remember pedro goal messi beats nesta and abate and give the pass to pedro.

[ukrainevladcanada]

@psmpz and addition to that they need to watch Maldini's 25 years of defending !! ))

[007sandwich]

Press 2 ,Einfach 2 drücken

[Lystaria]

Still giving us superhuman moments at 35!

[PrinceKarim10]

So what ? he had tackle him.....is he now the best defender? is he now a king ? NO !

[JBTrollin]

@PrinceKarim10 Nesta is one of the best defenders ever you stupid cunt. when did you start watching football? last week?

[PrinceKarim10]

@JBTrollin One of the !

[Aidinovic]

Two masters at work. Wonderful.

[TheFreeForever]

Just imagine if Messi and co. were playing against Milan with this back four: Cafu-Nesta-Stam-Maldini.

Barca would have no chance!

I still think the Milan team of the early 2000's is better then the current Barca.

[ultimatemiddlefield]

@TheFreeForever Lol yeah. I miss the old milan. They were pure heart!!! FORZA MILAN

[CharlieAdams37]

@TheFreeForever It would be one hell of a match but in all honesty i think Barca would win.

[TheFreeForever]

@CharlieAdams37 I don't think so!

Did you see how Messi was handled by Nesta? You also have to consider the fact, he is in the twilight of his career is well.

Barca wouldn't have been able to break down Milan but Milan would have with Pirlo, Sheva and Inzaghi.

[nsikka22]

@TheFreeForever milan of the 1990 :D epic team!! \m/

[klos1001]

@TheFreeForever in my opinion the current barcelona is much better then milan 2000, no defenders can stop the current barcelona and messi, you can stop them sometimes but not always, remember in this same match messi beated nesta many times, in pedro goals messi beated nesta and abate and give the pass to pedro.

[MrBruntenebreux0211]

@klos1001 The Milan 2003-2007 won its Champions league with its whole team.For Barca,you can pick out only few names for their trophies: Ronaldinho-Eto'o 2006, Messi-Henry-Eto'o 2009,Iniesta-Messi-Referees 2011.

That's the difference between Milan and Barca.From France

[klos1001]

@MrBruntenebreux0211 referees ?? that is your argument ? hahaha, only people who doesn't understand about football talks about referees, plus, you are from france, your national team robed ireland in qualifying WC 2010, and you robed bosnia in qualifying eurocup 2012, so ¿how you can speak about referees

[MrBruntenebreux0211]

@klos1001 Robbed Bosnia in qualifying? watch out your words guy,i think you're blind.We robbed Ireland yes,that's all.And if you're spanish,i wouldn't argue about ''robbery'' when the whole Europe witnessed the way FARCELONA won the champions league last year

[klos1001]

@MrBruntenebreux0211 hahahahah shut up stupid french, you robed bosnia and ireland, nasri penalty was in the line, not inside the area

[slaverfaceFPS]

Bundesliga : Bayern Munich.

Premier League : Best league in the world.

Serie A : Best Defenders.

La Liga : Divers.

[MrManunav]

@slaverfaceFPS I think it is wrong to say Bundesliga is just Bayern, as Schalke reached the Champions League Semi-Final last season...

[slaverfaceFPS]

@MrManunav I understand that but most people only watch Bayern matches:)

[simolui]

@slaverfaceFPS lol

[ftlptba]

and imagine still many believe that cannavaro is better than him

[Arsenyy1]

Messi crying like a bitch because his mommy didn't gave him his coockies :)

[Lions4322]

@Arsenyy1 , Messi is mad cuz he did not shoot. Not that he did not get a penalty ;)

[Heavensf4ll]

he's the last of italian defender legend (maldini,cannavaro,nesta,bares­i,costacurta). and at 35 he prove he still can stop the best player of the world.

[MrNiceGuy0891]

0:08 Shit !! I should have dive instead

[Lions4322]

@MrNiceGuy0891 , or shit, I should have shot...

[simolui]

i love inglish/british commentators(so passionate) the way they describe the foren game.. its like they are thinking god.. if we only have diffenders like Nesta.... instead we are stuck with pricks like Terry.....

[bigAxxxronaldinho80]

@simolui agreed. but theres still thiago silva. hes a freakin beast nd in my opinion the best cb rite now.but theres also younger defenders like pique,kompany,hummels...we still got some gd defenders

[simolui]

@bigAxxxronaldinho80 do you know Ranocchia? he plays for inter milan, cb. very elegant, bit slow but they say he's the new Nesta... so far he is... considering he damaged knee legaments already and he has muscles problems just like Nesta and he's onle 23.... HOPE HE GET HIS PROBLEMS SORTED BECAUSE HES A GOOD TALENT... CIAO

[bigAxxxronaldinho80]

@simolui ya i knw him.2 bad he plays in a crappy team.shld have came to milan

[joe064770]

that is a dropkick!

[KRule42]

fuck barcelona, lets go milan and real madrid!

[hardkandy91]

@KRule42 what a joke

putting madrid & milan in the same sentence

milan does not need franco to create history

[simolui]

@hardkandy91 mate you are wrong... they actually did... Franco Baresi!!!

[hardkandy91]

@simolui lol

yeah

how can i forget that

[dynamitewalls]

That was a great tackle! And this is coming from a Barca fan. I have no problem with Milan though. :)

[camero56]

0:05 thats how messi claps good defending, in case youve never seen him do it

[Method775]

messi should have shot much earlier

[marcellof87]

how you can compare Alessandro Nesta and Vidic???

ok,Vidic is really strong defender,but Nesta is the flag and the example of the perfect defender

[shagrath37]

@marcellof87 haha, damn right, that's really a joke to compare Vidic to Nesta

[98catslayer]

@marcellof87 yeah nesta is a legend so are cannavaro and maldini but currently vidic is better than nesta.

[marcellof87]

@98catslayer sorry guy,i don't think so...

in this moment is Thiago Silva the best defender in the world in my opinion

[ThomarioPolitics]

no this is not brilliant he hits the legs tooo

[alexander45550]

My Ac Milan I love this Club

[DJTrololol]

Italians are the best defenders? lmfao. not since world war II.

[FABOMENAL92]

@DJTrololol Italy have and had the best defenders Nesta maldini Cannavaro zambrotta Ranocchia Chiellini Bonucci Baresi Faccheti usw.

[palpmeister]

PERFECT.

gotta love Italian defenders