FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi talks to Afghan boy Murtaza Ahmadi on the pitch before the start of a friendly football match against Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli FC yesterday in Doha. Barcelona beat Saudi champions Al Ahli 5-3. It was a dream come true for the football-crazy Murtaza who had made the special journey to Qatar to meet his hero Messi. The six-year-old boy shot to Internet fame this year by sporting a Messi shirt made out of a plastic bag.