Lionel Messi is a favorite footballer of millions of people in the world, but do you know who are his favorites? We all have some inspiration, and in the same manner, Lionel Messi has some too. There is no doubt that Lionel Messi is certainly one of the greatest footballers of all time. However, he was proud to share the names of his favorite players recently.
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Names of Messi’s favorite players
Messi mentioned that he has been very lucky to play with Ronaldinho, Deco, Suarez, Sergio, Busquets. He mentioned his admiration for these champion players. In the end, he even mentioned the name of Neymar. Messi mentioned all these names, including the name of David Villa, during a conversation during Titan Sports.
Messi’s Contribution for Barcelona
For Barcelona, there is no doubt that Messi has made the biggest contribution. He has represented Barcelona for a period of 21 years. And he went on to get a lot of success while representing them. He has appeared for them more than anybody else, and at the same time, he is the all-time top scorer for them.
- Messi has appeared for Barcelona in a record 778 matches.
- He scored a total of 672 goals in those matches.
- Messi won four Champions League titles for Barcelona.
- He even won 11 La Liga trophies for Barcelona.
Later on, in the year 2021, Messi ended his stint with Barcelona and went on to join PSG. This decision of Messi certainly shocked Football fans. Now Messi has joined Inter Miami for Major League Soccer(MLS). His stint with Inter Miami has been proven as a gem. That is because he is performing extremely well as a player for them, and it looks like he can make his team.
Till now Messi has appeared for the Inter Miami team in 3 matches, and he has scored five goals for them. It’ll be interesting to see if he’ll be able to make his team win the tournament like he made Argentina win in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
