Around 20 years ago in October, Lionel Messi made baby steps towards his journey to excellence as he made his Barcelona senior team debut. Messi, at the time, was just 17 – 11 days younger than Lamine ...

Lionel Messi’s greatness at Barcelona will perhaps never be overtaken in the future, for the Argentine stood out for the club and led from the front every time he took to the field for over 15 years.