It was going to be the very first time that Messi played a match at Nottingham Forest's new stadium. Messi was a little curious to see what the stadium was like. After all, there were not many stadiums in the world that could be regarded as a 'five-star stadium.'
Messi bent over to touch the grass beneath his soles the moment he stepped onto the pitch to do his warm-ups.
People might think that Messi was doing some kind of ritual when he touched the grass. However, those who were familiar with him would find his behavior odd, since he never touched the grass when he steps onto the pitch.
The only ones who understood Messi's actions were Messi's teammates, who were very familiar with him. They teased him at once. "The quality of the grass is great. It's definitely not like that rotten field that we played on previously."
