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"Nothing Messi does should surprise anyone - except, of course, that it does."
"He is a special one."
"You cannot compare him with anyone. He's different, totally different."
"Always when we see him, always it's a surprise because he's doing a lot of things that we will never, never see in another player. Hence I think, in the future, it will be difficult to find a player like him. I think it's impossible."
Xavi, who shared years of midfield sorcery with Messi at Barcelona, said he watced Argentina's 2-1 win over England with Mascherano and could barely process what he was seeing.
"We were together watching the game, and he told me, "39 years(old), and what's he doing? It's amazing."
"In my opinion he's the best in history. And he's still making a difference on the pitch. And his ambition, his attitude. He's a warrior. He's absolutely the best."
Xavi Hernandez and Javier Mascherano had been Barcelona greats. They see the their old club's shadows everywhere.
Xavi was a pillar of Spain's side whose tiki-taka possession game won the country's first World cup in South africa in 2010.
Masscherano was Messi's teammate with Barcelona and Argentina and his coach at Inter Miami until early 2026.
According to them, Lionel Messi is Barca academy's most dazzling export still bending matches to his will at 39. We can see that it is the inluence of the club coming very much alive in Messi's game.
They both were of the view that Barca's footballing idea runs through both Spain and Argentina. They reiterated whoever is crowned once the final is over, the winner would ultimately be Barca.
Invisible champions: Why Barca win, no matter the score
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