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For many players the opportunity to be able to play with Messi represents a huge incentive.
Messi, even if technically is same or more, he doesn't have more charisma than Maradona had.
I will aim to become a No. 10 who can score goals. Just like Lionel Messi does for Barcelona.
My first year I scored 10 goals in La Liga. Then people started saying 'yeah, the new Messi.'
Messi always makes the right decision, whether it's a pass or a finish. He's a little genius.
It is very difficult to play beside Messi and whoever understands it any other way is a fool.
Lionel Messi reminds me of George Best, the way he would run with the ball tight to his foot.
Leo would also be unstoppable if I played him at full-back. Messi is simply the best there is.
It doesn't matter where Messi plays, if it's cold or hot, he always proves that he's the best.
Messi is the best player ever. And this is said by someone who has seen Maradona and Pele play.
Messi, there is only one, as there was only one Maradona. You cannot replace players like them.
You don't cancel out Messi, no, you can slow his actions, but you cannot neutralise his actions.
PSG's project is to dream bigger, but if you buy Messi, you don't dream bigger - you are bigger!
Messi the best player in the world by far. I don't think we'll ever see a player like him again.
Casillas saying he wouldn't sign Messi for Madrid? Messi has a place in every team in the world.
Every year, Messi seems to reach his limit, but he always ends up exceeding that. He is the best.
I ask myself what I can do to become like Messi and Ronaldo and score 50 or 60 goals in a season.
Lionel Messi is a wonderful player. Very skillful. Highly intelligent. He is not good in the air.
Messi is the great player of this generation, like there were great players in other generations.
Unless I play like Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, it'll be hard to give myself 100 out of 100.
Messi does incredible things, his stats make you cover your eyes. He cannot be compared to anyone.
Without Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, we would discuss Robben more often and with more appreciation.
Once they said they can only stop me with a pistol but today you need a machine gun to stop Messi.
PSG to sign Messi? Yes, why not. Or Karim Benzema or Robert Lewandowski. But I would prefer Neymar.
I've played against Messi a lot of times, and I've already conceded goals through my legs with him.
Messi gets kicked by everybody, and he gets up and carries on. Doesn't scream, doesn't fake injury.
Every coach talks to their players. Imagine not talking to Lionel Messi - that would be ridiculous.
People talk about Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but you need an Iniesta to win the big titles.
We know Messi is the best in the world. That means he is unpredictable, so you have to keep focused.
To me, Messi is better than Maradona. I play with him, I see him every day, and to me he is the best.
Leo Messi is the best player in the world for me, but look at the others that have been at Barcelona.
When you are playing against Lionel Messi day to day in training it forces you to improve your level.
I don't know the parameters for the Ballon d'Or. I only know that Messi deserves to win every trophy.
Messi is the best player in the world. If he's not already, he'll be the best footballer of all time.
I really do not care that Messi isn't scoring every match. Leo always produces match-changing moments.
The only way to stop Messi is to double mark him. One player to stay on him and the other to help out.
We cannot pretend that Messi will solve all the problems. He cannot carry everything on his shoulders.
Messi is much more than being clever. He is a genius who reserves all his expressiveness for football.
I'd never look at someone and think he's better than me, unless it's Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.
Messi scores a goal and celebrates. Cristiano scores a goal and poses like he's in a shampoo commercial.
When I arrived at Barcelona and saw Messi's face, and later Luis Suarez, I felt like it was a videogame.
Messi is a god, as a person and even more as a player. I hope that he wins the World Cup with Argentina.
Messi simply cannot be stopped by yourself. Ronaldo is easier because he is more about athletic prowess.
Messi is the best player of all time. Better than Pele, better than Maradona and better than anyone else.
Once he's on the run, Messi is unstoppable. He's the only player who can change direction at such a pace.
There is only one Messi. No matter what I say, it's too little. You have to shower him with superlatives.
Messi is the best, just like Cristiano Ronaldo, but you can only achieve something if you play as a team.
Messi is the same player in Barcelona and Argentina, and it would be the same if he played with Australia.
Nobody is perfect. Even Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo can sometimes look like players from League One.
Messi or Ronaldo best player in the world? In the world, I would say Ronaldo. Messi is from another planet.