Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca celebrated his side's victory over rivals Tottenham Hotspur by raising a glass of Lionel Messi's special wine.
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The Blues boss was photographed smiling with a bottle of Lionel Goat 10, the new wine released by the Argentinian superstar. The wine, available in two varieties 'Puglia Primitivo' and 'Sicilia Syrah', was reportedly gifted to Maresca according to the .
The Italian coach cracked open the bottle after Chelsea's 1-0 victory over Spurs on Thursday, a result that pushes the club slightly closer to Champions League qualification.
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It was a victory worthy of a toast as the Blues ensured yet another positive over their London rivals in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge. Maresca has enjoyed a good start to life at Chelsea, threatening momentarily of mounting a title challenge, but poor form has seen the Blues fall away and into a scrap for Champions League qualification.
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As for Messi, he looks set to keep breaking records. The legendary forward needs either one more goal or assist to put him ahead of Gonzalo Higuain as Inter Miami's leading goal contribution provider in the MLS regular-season. He has 23 goals and 20 assists in 28 games for the Herons so far in and one more would nudge him ahead of his former teammate who took 67 games to reach that number.
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The Chelsea boss will hope they can stamp their authority in the top four by beating Brentford and moving closer to returning to the upper echelons of European football. As for Messi, he has a chance to make history against Toronto on Sunday night.