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Arrival at Barcelona at the age of thirteen
On September 17, 2000, Leo Messi arrived at La Masia. Away from his native Argentina, it was not easy to adapt to the Condal City. -
Debut with Barcelona against Porto
On November 16, 2003, at the age of 16, Messi wore the first Barcelona first team jersey for the first time. Rijkaard gave him minutes at the Do Dragao stadium. -
Golden Boy in 2005
He was beginning to settle in Barcelona and the Italian magazine Tuttosport awarded him the Golden Boy prize for the best young player in Europe. He beat Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo in the voting. -
Messi's first goal
On May 1, 2005, Messi took Eto'o's place on the field to play the last three minutes against Albacete. After seeing a goal disallowed, seconds later he did not miss an assist from Ronaldinho. -
Debut with Argentina in 2005
The first time he donned the Albiceleste jersey was probably not what he had dreamed it would be. On August 17, 2005, Pekerman decided to give him the alternative. He came on in place of Lisandro López and was sent off a few minutes later. -
Olympic Gold in Beijing 2008
His greatest achievement with the Albiceleste. In 2008 he led a team that also included Agüero, Mascherano, Di María, Banega and Riquelme. -
The Champions of Rome in 2009
The season of the treble was historic for Barcelona. League, Cup and Champions League won by Guardiola's team. Messi scored one of the goals in the Champions League final against Manchester United. -
First Ballon d'Or
In 2009 he won his first Ballon d'Or. He was a key player in La Liga and in the Champions League won by Barcelona. -
2-6 at the Bernabeu
On May 2, 2009, Barcelona shone with Messi at the helm. The Argentine scored twice in his team's thrashing of Madrid. In this way, the club coached at the time by Guardiola, left the League sentenced. -
Top scorer in Barcelona's history
With the three goals he scored against Hapoel in the Champions League, he became the top scorer in the history of the Catalan team with 440 goals.