Messi enjoyed plenty of success against Los Blancos, who have now gained the upper hand over Barça domestically and in the Champions League.
Inter Miami star Lionel Messi will forever be associated with Barcelona after his trophy-laden time in Catalonia, although even he has been forced to admit, in an interview with Infobae, that Real Madrid are currently the best club team on the planet following yet another Champions League victory.
Messi’s record against Real Madrid for Barcelona
Messi was, of course, Los Blancos’ tormentor-in-chief between October 2004, when he made his competitive debut for La Blaugrana, and the end of the 2020/21 season, when he left against his wishes for Paris Saint-Germain.
The Argentina captain is the all-time top scorer in El Clásico with 26 goals in 45 appearances in all competitions. For reference, he scored eight more goals in the fixture than Real Madrid duo Alfredo Di Stefano and Cristiano Ronaldo.
From 2004 to 2021, Messi led Barcelona to 10 LaLiga titles, with Real Madrid crowned Spanish champions on only five occasions in that period. The Catalans also began to gain the upper hand in the Champions League, a trend which has quickly reversed in recent years, and is the reason Messi believes Madrid are “the best team” at present.
“The best team is Real Madrid. They are most recent Champions League winners. If you’re basing it on results, it’s Real Madrid. If it’s on style of play, then it’s Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.”
Real Madrid vs Barcelona: recent Champions League records
Messi won Champions League four times with Barcelona, although he missed the 2005/06 final against Arsenal due to injury.
Madrid also won the tournament on four occasions during his time in the Catalonian capital, although their recent successes have left their Clásico rivals trailing in their wake.
Los Blancos’ recent win over Borussia Dortmund means they have been crowned European champions five times since Barcelona’s last triumph in 2015, while they now have 15 European Cup/Champions League victories to Barça’s five overall.
1realfetty
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The future is exciting 🤩
izzymoney23
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If ronaldo play for Barcelona and messi play for madrid there won’t be any debate now about who’s the goat because messi will win 12 ballon D’0r
Heyabimosz
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If Messi can say Madrid is the best team in the world, why Madrid fans can not simply say Messi is the best in the world of football
loopholes
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The greatest player of all time said real madrid is the greatest club of all time. And I agree with the GOAT
GRÄYSÖÑJäy
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no player has pure humanity like messi GOAT OF HUMILITY
izzymoney23
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Messi vs Ronaldo ❌ Messi vs Madrid 👍
IbnMubarik
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Messi is so humble and truthful unlike the arrogant one with so much pride. Messi does not call himself the best though he is the best but the other guy sees himself as the best due to his selfishness. Messi will remain the Greatest Of All Time(the GOAT)
bigblaed
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Thanks Messi ,Results are the evidences not style of game play…a win is a win,and its only a winner that have evidences…if man city have a better game play why didnt they beat Real madrid in Ucl…though we have faced each other previously and the stats are there… What Messi is trying to say is that Guardiola is the Best coach which is true,but the second best coach in the world is DoN Carlo,after Guardiola…its gonna be an abomination if Guardiola coach Real Madrid,we can carry treble 4 times in a row because of the caliber of players present in Real Madrid including mbappe,if it were Guardiola coaching RealMadrid….but Don carlo is the perfect one for real Madrid for Football Equilibrium….man city wouldnt have had it done without Guardiola… Guardiola made man city….just like how DON CARLO is Making real Madrid…
izzymoney23
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Only Messi worried Real Madrid in their history
You can not talk about son without mentioning his father Barcelona made messi