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Iniesta was one of the three finalists for the 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or alongside Xavi and Messi, placing as runner-up behind the Argentine. [49] Iniesta started the 2011–12 season by scoring the opening goal in the second leg of the Supercopa de España against rivals Real Madrid. Barcelona went on to win the match 3–2 and the cup 5–4 on ...
Xavi, Iniesta, Messi, Gerard Piqué, Pedro, Sergio Busquets and Dani Alves were part of both treble-winning teams. [61] Xavi's 767 appearances was a club record until surpassed by Lionel Messi in March 2021. [62]
Ciro Messi Roccuzzo, 5 Messi and Roccuzzo welcomed their youngest, Ciro, on March 10, 2018. In an October 2022 interview with People, Messi shared a little about Ciro’s personality.
Only his contemporaries Xavi, Iniesta and Messi had played more games in the history of the club. [41] In August, he became club captain after Messi left for Paris Saint-Germain . [ 42 ] On 12 January 2023, Busquets made his 700th appearance for Barcelona in his team's penalty shoot-out victory after a 2–2 draw against Real Betis at the King ...
Monfort was the photographer who captured a then-20-year-old Lionel Messi holding a baby as part of a photoshoot for UNICEF and Barcelona, with the Argentine soccer star also posing with the ...
This photo taken in September 2007 shows a 20-year-old Lionel Messi helping to bathe Lamine Yamal, who has become a soccer sensation for both Spain and Barcelona at age 16.
[27] [28] [6] Her idols growing up were Barcelona midfielders Xavi and Andrés Iniesta; [29] by 2023, she had a close friendship with Xavi, who wrote that he was proud she had inherited the Barça DNA. [30] She has a flexitarian plant-based diet and puts a lot of focus on getting good rest. [24]
In his prime, Andrés Iniesta was widely regarded as one of the best midfielders in history.