Lionel Messi: 'It's Pep, not me'

The ever-modest Lionel Messi says manager Pep Guardiola is the most important individual to Barcelona football club. Last Modified: 12 Mar 2012 18:31 inShare6

Barcelona chase Real Madrid in the league but Pep Guardiola has built a phenomenal squad at Barca [GALLO/GETTY] Lionel Messi played down his impact at Barcelona on Monday, saying coach Pep Guardiola is more important to the Catalans. The Argentine three-times World Player of the Year scored twice at the weekend to move to within five goals of the club's all-time top scorer Cesar Rodriguez, who netted 235. That followed his five-goal masterclass against

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Magical Messi makes history

Lionel Messi rewrites the record books as Barcelona thump Bayer Leverkusen to reach the Champions League quarters. Last Modified: 07 Mar 2012 22:40 inShare4

One of the greatest football players of all time - Messi puts on a masterclass [EPA] Lionel Messi became the first player to score five goals in a European Champions League game as Barcelona thrashed Bayer Leverkusen 7-1 on Wednesday for the defending champions to ease into the quarter-finals. Barcelona already led 3-1 after the first leg and the world player of the year put the result beyond doubt by scoring twice in the first half.

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