Hyderabad: Football legend Lionel Messi will be in Hyderabad on Saturday, staying at the Taj Falaknuma Palace perched atop a hill overlooking the city.

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi along with government representatives and dignitaries, will meet the footballer.

The Uppal cricket stadium is decked up to witness Messi’s spectacular “Penalty Shootout,” when his team will take on CM Revanth-led squad in a friendly tie.

Singareni RR9 led by CM Revanth and Aparna-Messi All Stars, led by Messi will play a 15-20 minute friendly match. Five minutes before the match, Revanth Reddy, a football enthusiast and Messi will join and dribble the ball together.

“There will be penalty shoots to decide who is the winning team. Each team gets

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