<!--Article Start--> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Lionel Messi headbutted Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa in the Joan Gamper Trophy at Camp Nou on Wednesday night, after seemingly exchanging words with the AS Roma defender.</strong></h3> . <p style="text-align: justify">FC Barcelona cruised to a 3-0 win over the Italian club in the friendly trophy, but it was Lionel Messi making the headlines as always - first with a Zinedine Zidane-esque headbutt on Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, and then scoring with a deft finish from the edge of the box as normal life resumed at Camp Nou.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Messi played an outrageous pass in the build-up to Neymar's goal. However, soon after, the Argentine striker was involved in an altercation with former Newcastle defender Yanga-Mbiwa. The diminutive Argentine lost his cool and headbutted the French defender before momentarily grabbing him by the throat. Both Messi and Yanga-Mbiwa were handed out yellow cards, and Messi must consider himself lucky to have escaped a red card.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The four time Ballon D'Or winner has always been praised for his calm demeanour. However, the recent criticism that he's been subjected to - following the Copa America finals loss against Chile - might have played a part in the striker losing his cool. The specifics behind the altercation between the two are not yet known.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Ivan Rakitic also scored a rocket in the second half to seal the win for FC Barcelona.</p> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Here's the video of Lionel Messi's Zinedine Zidane style headbutt:</strong></h3> <!--Article End-->