I Used To Wonder How I Could Be Playing Alongside Messi – Pedri

Barcelona midfielder, Pedri has come out to admit that he used to stare all the time at Lionel Messi when he was at the club. He recently revealed that he regularly did that because he was so in awe of the club legend, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, the Argentine forward simply had that aura around him, and he sometimes wondered how he can be playing alongside such a player.

Pedri added that Pique was another legend he respected because he was always on point during matches.

His words, “What am I doing here with him. And I would stare at him all the time.

When I arrived at Barça the first person I saw in the dressing room was Messi. He had that aura.

On Pique, “Pique was not enthusiastic in training, but in matches he was amazing… I could dribble past him seven or eight times during training.”

WOW.

Futbol Club Barcelona, commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça, is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.

Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto “Més que un club” (“More than a club”). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona.

There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in a national league, and this is particularly the case in La Liga, where the game between Barcelona and Real Madrid is known as “The Classic” (El Clásico).

From the start of national competitions the clubs were seen as representatives of two rival regions in Spain: Catalonia and Castile, as well as of the two cities. The rivalry reflects what many regard as the political and cultural tensions felt between Catalans and the Castilians, seen by one author as a re-enactment of the Spanish Civil War. Over the years, the head-to-head record between the two clubs is 102 victories for Madrid, 100 victories for Barcelona, and 52 draws.