Spanish giants Barcelona have released unseen footage of their talismanic forward Lionel Messi, when he was a young boy, rising through the ranks at the club’s famed La Masia academy.
The video is a compilation of Messi through the years, doing what all of us have grown accustomed to seeing him do. The footage begins with an interview of a young Messi talking about his love for scoring goals, before clips of the fresh-faced youngster scoring some fantastic goals and showing off some breathtaking pieces of skills appear.
Here’s the video released by Barcelona that shows Messi before his incredible rise to being one of the best players to have ever played the game: