The 38-year-old Argentine forward continues his GOAT India tour by arriving in Mumbai. Today he will participate in a celebrity football game, and will also be part of a fashion show for charity as well.

Not just this, several FC Barcelona fans also gathered at Nariman Point and marched towards Wankhede Stadium while chanting Lionel Messi’s name ahead of his visit.

Follow the live updates of the Lionel Messi G.O.A.T tour of India where the 2022 FIFA World Cup-winning captain of Argentina and an eight-time Ballon d'Or winner will now stop in Mumbai.

Lionel Messi’s GOAT Tour stop in Kolkata descended into chaos as overcrowding, security breaches, and pitch invasions left the Argentina icon "visibly uncomfortable" before he exited the Salt Lake Stadium after barely 20 minutes.

According to fans who were present at the venue, the situation began to go south as soon as Messi stepped onto the field

Lionel Messi has left the Hyderabad stadium after a successful event that featured Telangana CM Revanth Reddy and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi. He will next visit Mumbai for the third leg of his tour.

Dutta, who has previously brought football legends like Pelé and Diego Maradona to India, was detained at Kolkata airport while trying to see Messi and his team off to Hyderabad.

Lionel Messi's tour of India has not kicked off smoothy, with fans invading and destroying the pitch at Salt Lake Stadium due to his brief appearance.