🎙️Xavi Hernandez🇪🇸:
“When we were playing against Real Madrid in the 2008/2009 season at Camp Nou, we had scored a goal in the 83rd minute, but after that Real Madrid started looking for an equalizer, and I went to the coach and said to him, “Pep, what are we going to do? We have to bring in defenders and bring out attackers.” He said to me, “Messi is the solution.” I said to him, “How is Messi a striker and not a defender?” I thought that Messi would drop back to defend because he was fast, and Messi appeared talking to Guardiola, and four minutes later Messi scored the second goal in the 90th minute, and we decided the match. In the changing room, Guardiola said to me, “I can finish the match with goals, it is easier than defending, and Messi is with me. I have a secret weapon that I use in such situations.” Guardiola trusted Messi a lot and gave him confidence in himself and always encouraged him to bring out the best in him. I can say that Messi was really a talent, but with the arrival of Guardiola brought out the beast inside Messi and gave him the unlimited power that left Europe suffering for years and years, and this is the most powerful thing Guardiola has create in football."
It was always easy with Messi but Pep Guardiola was the one that started giving him the confidence in game. Messi will never forget Pep Guardiola and Pep Guardiola will never forget Messi. A match made in heaven 💯✍️