The 2019 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League Sapphire Edition added a dazzling, gem-like covering to 2019 Topps Chrome cards showcasing the biggest stars in soccer. An online-exclusive offering that debuted the year prior, the Sapphire product proved to be a massive hit with collectors and prompted the follow-up 2020-21 set from which this gorgeous Lionel Messi 1/1 Padparadscha parallel was mined. The Sapphire equivalent to Topps Chrome Superfractors, Padparadscha parallels have become some of the most alluring printings in sports collecting. And few, if any, cards in the 2020 UEFA release were more coveted than this marvelous Messi. As he did in several other Topps soccer sets of the era, Messi kicks off the set at card #1. It’s a fitting placement for La Pulga, who shines brightly on this beautiful PSA 10 that will undoubtedly be the No. 1 target for plenty of collectors this month.
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