The Pasteleria Prats in the Catalan town of Lleida has made a 250-pound chocolate statue in honor of Barcelona star Lionel Messi.
Messi, whoonly weighs 150 pounds himself, is wearing a Barcelona uniform and holding a Golden Ball on a Prats stand. (The Argentine won the 2009 Golden Ball as the best player in the world in a poll ofjournalists.)
Prats makes its “mona de Pascua” (Easter cake) each year to honor famous sports figures. It’s made giant chocolates of such Barcelona soccer greats as