Lionel Messi tormented Real Madrid during his time with Barcelona
Real Madrid legend Sergio Ramos once labeled Lionel Messi 'the best player football has ever produced.' The two regularly came up against each other during the Argentine icon's time with Barcelona.
La Pulga rose through the ranks at Camp Nou before breaking into the first team in 2004. Ramos, meanwhile, joined Los Blancos from Sevilla in 2005.
For the next decade and a half, the two locked horns regularly in El Clasico. Lionel Messi was forced to leave the Catalans in the summer of 2021, as he joined Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) as a free agent.
Interestingly, Ramos also left Real Madrid that summer to join the Parisians. For the next two seasons, the former bitter rivals turned into teammates, sharing the pitch and winning trophies together.
