Ahead of the Hyderabad event hosting football legent Lionel Messi, Telangana Police outlined the security and logistical arrangements in place.

With chaos at the Saturday Lionel Messi event in West Bengal's Kolkata, attention has now shifted to Telangana's Hyderabad, where authorities say they are prepared to avoid a repeat as the football icon’s ‘G.O.A.T’ India Tour 2025 landed in the city in the evening.

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy welcomed Messi at the Falaknuma Palace, PTI reported.

Messi’s schedule in Hyderabad features a much-awaited 7v7 exhibition football match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, with Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy expected to join him on the pitch.

The programme will wrap up with a grand musical extravaganza honouring Messi’s illustrious career

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