Inter Miami's Argentine striker Lionel Messi has been ranked the best player in Barcelona's history by FourFourTwo.
Messi, 36, has taken the first place. The current head coach of Barcelona, Xavi, is in second place. The legendary Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta rounded out the top three players. Johan Cruyff and Ronaldinho are also in the top 5 of the rating.
The top 10 of the rating also includes: Diego Maradona, Samuel Eto′o, Ronald Koeman, Cesar Rodriguez and Michael Laudrup.
Recall, Messi is a graduate of La Masia and he played with the Blaugrana from 2003 to 2021. In total, the Argentine played 835 matches for Barcelona in all tournaments, scoring 709 goals, winning ten league titles, four Champions League wins and three UEFA Super Cups. In the summer of 2021, the forward did not renew his contract with Barça due to the club's difficult financial situation.
Earlier, former forward of Manchester City Sergio Aguero spoke about the possible return of Messi to Barcelona after his retirement. The world champion in 2022 in the national team of Argentina beat Cristiano Ronaldo in the rating of the best footballers of the XXI century.
