Lionel Messi has played alongside the likes of Thierry Henry and Samuel Eto'o during his Barcelona career but says the current strikeforce is the most deadly he has ever been part of
Barca's attacking trio of Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez have scored an incredible 120 goals between them in all competitions this season, surpassing the goalscoring feats of the 2008-09 side.
On their way to winning the treble that season, Barcelona's forward line of Messi, Samuel Eto'o and Thierry Henry found the target 100 times, but the current triumvirate have blown their achievements out of the water.
And they still have the opportunity to add to their record before the season is over. Barcelona are again on the verge of a domestic and European treble.
Having added the Copa del Rey to their La Liga success last Saturday, Luis Enrique's side face Juventus in the Champions League final this weekend and Messi believes his partners in crime are at the top of their game.
'I'm lucky,' Messi told Squawka. I've played with so many wonderful forwards over the years. I had a great connection with Ronaldinho. I played with Samuel Eto'o, with Thierry Henry, with Pedro, David Villa, Alexis [Sanchez].
'But I have to say that it is hard to top lining up alongside Neymar and Suarez. They are two players at the top of their games. We have only been together as a three for one season, so there is still work to do on the partnership, and we can all improve together – but we all see it as teamwork.
'I've said before that with Neymar's quality, touch and fitness, he can become the best in the world – and Luis is the same. His touch, vision, his movement, his instinctive play, are incredible. We all offer something different, and make each other better.'
At just 27, Messi could quite easily maintain his incredibly high levels of performance for several years but he is already turning his mind to the future.
The four-time world player of the year admits that as he reaches the latter stages of his career he could reinvent himself as a midfielder.
“It’s possible,' he added. 'A lot of players drop deeper when they move into the later stages of their career, and that’s certainly an option for me, to become an out-and-out midfielder.
'I have played in midfield a lot already, and I cover a lot of ground there. I am happy to play as a forward, as a deep forward, in the middle – I just hope that I can keep going.'
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