Lionel Messi and Argentina team bus pulls up alongside delighted driver

A driver and his girlfriend were surprised when a bus carrying Lionel Messi and his Argentina teammates drove alongside them in Beijing.

Mr He said that while they were travelling down the road his girlfriend remarked that it would be nice to see the World Cup winner, who is in the country for a promotional football match.

Amazingly, the bus carrying Messi pulled alongside them.

The motorist claimed that when he rolled down the car window and called out to the 35-year-old, the former Barcelona and PSG man waved at him.

Argentina take on Australia in a friendly in Beijing on 15 June.