Quotes About Messi

It's impossible to describe Messi. I like him so much, and I always say I feel so sad because he never won the World Cup with Argentina. It is an award he deserves because a world-class player like him must be a world champion.

Messi is top but Maradona is another world.

I think Messi's is a fantastic attitude and should be the mentality that all top players in the world should adopt.

For many players the opportunity to be able to play with Messi represents a huge incentive.

The Liga is a tough league, but I'm inspired by players like Neymar and Messi. You have to work very hard to reproduce what they do, especially Neymar.

How marvellous it is to enjoy Messi. No one can touch his numbers, and it is impossible for anyone to do what he has done apart from him.

For me, I think the toughest player I came up against was Messi; he's out of this world, he's a genius. For me he's the best in the world, a great player and I think he's the toughest opponent I've played against.

It's not like I am going to Barcelona as a tourist who is there to watch Messi in action. I am not going to say that I will bench Busquets or anything! But I think I have a good chance of getting plenty of minutes.

In what transcends this world, the best is Messi because he is incredible: he does things that nobody can do.

Ronaldo leaving would seem to have ended the competition between Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo because people rarely mention one without mentioning the other. A lot of people are interested - me, too - to see how it will affect Real Madrid's football and what they might do in the transfer market.

Zidane told me that since Messi, he had never seen a left foot like mine. I was a little impressed, because Messi is a piece of a footballer.

PSG to sign Messi? Yes, why not. Or Karim Benzema or Robert Lewandowski. But I would prefer Neymar.

Barca is more than a club and a great team and I want to contribute to Messi staying the best for many years.

My view is that you show Messi one side or the other, and if he goes past you, he goes past you. But if he slips it through your legs, then you have to obstruct him and take the foul. Just don't ever let yourself be nutmegged.

You don't cancel out Messi, no, you can slow his actions, but you cannot neutralise his actions.

I know it's kind of cliche to say Messi is your hero, but it was special for me because I was training with our boys' team a lot in order to push myself. I was really inspired by the way Messi could still control a game despite being the smallest person on the pitch.

If Messi has the ball, he is fantastic to watch and difficult to stop. You have to double up on him, triple up on him even, stay with him constantly to block his way to the goal.

It was a great time in my career, playing for Barcelona with the best players in the world, in the best team in the world at that moment. It was amazing for me. I can always say to anyone that I played at Barcelona with Messi, with Xavi, with Iniesta, with Pedro, with Pique. And we won a lot of trophies.

Messi will be the best in the world for many more years. Not just because of his goals - he also has made many assists over the last couple of years. A complete player.

I respect Messi a lot.

If you give Messi a metre, he'll snatch the ball and leave you behind.

Yes, I would have wanted Messi to be born in Brazil.

Messi is so good that he can win La Liga even with a mediocre team, which is not the case. Barca remain up top every year because of him.

In top form, Messi is the best footballer I have ever seen - period.