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5 players who prospered at Barcelona due to the GOAT Lionel Messi

By Atharva Khadilkar

Lionel Messi (ARG / FC Barcelona) poses onstage after winning his sixth Ballon D'Or award. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)
Lionel Messi (ARG / FC Barcelona) poses onstage after winning his sixth Ballon D'Or award. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images) /
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Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (R) celebrates with Barcelona’s forward Pedro Rodriguez (L) after scoring during the Spanish league football match Granada vs Barcelona at the Nuevo Los Carmenes stadium in Granada on February 16, 2013.AFP PHOTO/ CRISTINA QUICLER (Photo credit should read CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP via Getty Images)
Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (R) celebrates with Barcelona’s forward Pedro Rodriguez (L) after scoring during the Spanish league football match Granada vs Barcelona at the Nuevo Los Carmenes stadium in Granada on February 16, 2013.AFP PHOTO/ CRISTINA QUICLER (Photo credit should read CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP via Getty Images) /

PEDRO

Pedro and Messi are the same age but the Argentine’s superior quality helped him into a first-team spot at a Barcelona four years earlier as opposed to the Spaniard, who broke through in 2008. Having said that, the former Chelsea winger went onto win the treble in his first season as a senior player and became one of Barca’s best academy products.

His link up play with Messi and the rest of the midfielders during the club’s golden age was a joy to watch. Pedro developed into one of the most decisive players for Barcelona and has publicly mentioned his gratitude to Messi. Now at AS Roma, he has had an abundance of success while at the Camp Nou as well as Chelsea.

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