From another planet, what Boateng said about Messi in Barcelona

Lionel Messi's life is like a movie because of what he does, generates, and demonstrates on the field. Every rival, teammate, coach, fan, and referee who saw him live and direct with the ball at his feet marvels at what he saw as a result of his magic. Not only that, but he has been perfecting his technique by his own will to become even better.

At all levels, Messi will be one of the best in history from the moment he retires until soccer says enough is enough (something that will never happen). Along with Pelé, Johan Cruyff, Diego Armando Maradona, and Alfredo Di Stéfano, they are the five best interpreters and representatives of soccer at the world level that have ever existed or that the planet ever enjoyed having them in daily life.

But focusing on Rosarino, who is the only one of them who is still active because the rest are watching him from heaven due to a generational issue, a former teammate of his at Barcelona, the German striker Kevin Prince Boateng, revealed an anecdote with the Argentinean that is worth remembering and paints a picture of what Lionel did with free kicks.

Boateng's anecdote with Messi on an ordinary day in Catalonia

On "Five", the podcast of former England footballer Rio Ferdinand, Kevin commented: "Messi doesn't make mistakes, he doesn't make mistakes. We used to do shootouts after training. It was teams of two. He'd get with Suárez, I'd get with Vidal. We would shoot about 100 times, he would score 98 goals. I tell them: it's not normal. And he did it against Ter Stegen. I would say to Ter Stegen in German: 'Come on, Marc'. And he said to me: 'I can't.' Perfect shots, right at the angle, right at the post. When he missed, I would ask him if he was sick or if he was okay, hahaha. The difference between Suárez and the others was huge. They missed, he didn't. Never. And the two or three shots that didn't go in were because the goalkeeper made an incredible save".