What can one think of when one calls a unit mighty and untouchable? Even though Barcelona FC isn’t the most successful club according to numbers, it is definitely feared by the best teams. Lionel Messi can be considered one of the main reasons for FC Barcelona’s success during its golden time. Even though the Argentine national team is currently in superb form, a former international star agrees with Messi that Barcelona under Pep Guardiola was on a different level.

The Argentine national team is the current hot team in world sport. The World Champions have been unbeaten in 50 games out of the last 51 played. However, Lionel Messi’s effect seems to make many teams look extraordinary. Even though there are a few great teams currently, FC Barcelona in the late 2000s was the monster behind the door – as scary as your imagination allows.

Argentina legend agrees with Lionel Messi on Barcelona

After recovering from injury, Lionel Messi returned to what he loves the most. Playing for Argentina gives Messi joy like no other. There must be something with this national team that the whole soccer world is amazed to watch. However, after the last match against Peru, Messi claimed that the team is a bit below Barcelona of the yesteryear. It was given more weight by his former Argentina teammate, Javier Saviola.

Saviola said, “I think that the Barcelona team is incomparable and there will never be anything like it again, even though the current Argentina team is performing well and performing amazingly.”

Saviola also played for the Blaugarana from 2001 to 2007, netting 49 goals for the team. The former forward acknowledged the current achievements of the national team. Conversely, he also claimed that the Barcelona of the late 2000s was the greatest team and incomparable. The answer was for a question that asked if he preferred Messi from the current Argentina or the old Barcelona.

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Messi was also asked a similar question after the match against Peru. The 36-year-old Argentine replied in favor of his former Spanish team. It was a hard choice to make for both the players as the current international team has won 3 international trophies in 3 years.

Things have been different with Messi and Argentina

After coming back from injury, Messi scored two clean goals for Argentina, making it four wins in the qualifiers for the team.

But they have also managed to keep winning despite his absence in a couple of matches. Lionel Messi, nevertheless, made a bold claim, saying that his FC Barcelona team was the top team. While facing a terrible time at Paris Saint-Germain, Messi’s visits to the national camp were a blessing. The team, in return, found a more committed and determined Messi. With additional experience and brilliance from Angel Di Maria, La Albiceleste has become a brutal force in soccer.

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