Lionel Messi: Thierry Henry's awesome story about Barca legend to Rio Ferdinand in 2014

Lionel Messi really is one of a kind.

Heralded by many as the greatest footballer of all time, the legendary Argentine raised the beautiful game to heights never seen before during his era-defining spell at Barcelona spanning 2000 to 2020.

During that time, Messi racked up an astonishing 672 goals across 778 games along with six of his seven Ballon d’Or titles in what must be the finest player-club collaboration in the sport’s history.

However, Messi’s breath-taking achievements in the red and blue stripes of Barca were not only reserved for matches because his otherworldly talent was also apparent in the way he approached training.

Just in the way that Messi would make his opponents look silly in front of 99,000 fans at Camp Nou, he would do exactly the same thing to his own teammates behind closed doors.

And of all the anecdotes about Messi’s greatness in those behind-the-scenes moments, few come close to the story that Thierry Henry once told Rio Ferdinand from his personal experience as a Barcelona player.

Speaking to Ferdinand on his ‘Presents FIVE’ channel during the summer of the 2014 World Cup, the former Blaugrana forward led into the story while discussing the Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo debate.

And what Henry proceeded to say about Messi during Barcelona training was not only something that he had never seen before, but something that Ferdinand said he’d never seen from Ronaldo either.

That alone is pretty remarkable, but hearing the ins and outs of Messi’s magic in training truly makes you appreciate his greatness, so be sure to listen to Henry’s full story about his former teammate below:

The scary thing is, you can actually visualise Messi doing exactly that in your head.

And to hear the awe coming from