As a Juve fan for over 30 yrs, I remember this game like yesterday. Just FYI, this Juve team were stacked with players like: Buffon, Del Pieoro, Zlatan, Viera, Zambrotta, Camoranesi, Nedved, Thuram, Cannavaor etc. This to me, was one of the top teams I've seen as a Juve fan, before that whole calciopoli mess. But nagh, this game, I knew something was strange. It was not Ronaldinho, In which I waiting to see that magic of his, it was Messi. Something about that guy was just irritating me, I was like, how in the hell are we getting punked by this little man. I was expecting Ronaldinho, but nagh Messi was different. I am glad my team was part of this great story.
@@seanpennhauer9133 Why do you call him by his first name? Are you his relative? That should make your opinion a bit suspect. I don't think he is one of the greats at all. I can't remember a single goal of his that actually meant something. Can you please help me?
C'mon. Ronaldo was equally mesmerizing. And Maradona was better than both of them. Maradona's control of the ball was truly without equal. Messi simply had speed.
@@TM-rq5qw Do you know that Maradona was performing at halftime during professional games when he was a little kid? He would show his juggling skills in front of thousands. There are videos of him dominating international matches when he was a teenager. Maradona's passing was better than anyone else back then, but I do think his passing is pretty terrible for today's standards. That's because, today, they start doing rigorous training when they are little kids. Back then, players took too many risks with their passing. Passing today is much more conservatives and it's about retaining possession unless you're absolutely sure you're going to score. Passing through multiple defenders is something you see every match. Back then, it was rare. I don't like Maradona as a person. I think he's a shady sc*mbag, but you can't deny that his dribbling was on another level. Messis' technical dribbling isn't even that good. There are a lot of players that are better technically. Messi just has insane acceleration due to shorter legs. Nobody can keep up with him when he cuts back. Maradona had both acceleration and an amazing touch. If Maradona was playing today, I think he would do much better than Messi. It wouldn't be close.
@@TM-rq5qw No, you've been blinded by your idolatry. Even Ronaldo's touch was better than Messi. Just watch how they trap the ball. Both Ronaldo and Maradona can bring a high ball softly to their feet. When Messi does it, the ball still bounces. Watch clips and you'll see what I mean.
No Yamal, no Vini Jr, no Mbappe, absolutely no one could be as good as Messi was at 17-18 yrs. Today's younger lot don't know about Messi of his teenage years when they start comparing today's wonderkids with him. Messi was one of a kind, can't be cloned, and can't be reproduced again. Truly a gift from God in terms of football and only God can produce another talent of Messi's level, nobody else can.
This video makes me literally cry, 20 years of happines this guy has given to the world and knowing that it is probably coming to a beautiful end in the next 1-2 years. PS, he just won his second Copa America.
People forget back then there was something called a football hierarchy. Fully grown players that faced youngsters didn't go easy on them. They were meant to show them why they are still a kid and why they are the main guys by clattering into them if needed. He was toying with the most ruthless of players.
@@SombreroFlicks damn bro iam 19 yr old so i didn't got a chance to watch 😢 , but i had seen all his matches 2007-2021 all matches on youtube , back then whenever he starts running he just beat all the defenders most of the time because of his speed
I saw my first live football match at Camp nou vs Osasuna 2005-06 I think, Messi with the number 30, Ronaldinho doing an Espaldinha through pass to Giuly and Etoo was superb. Always will be on my mind.
The scariest part is not that he played this good at 18, many people have had that at such a tender age. It's that he played like this from the moment he touched a ball the first time... Now that we have footage of him from 5 years old onwards, not much has changed in his play style, he was always the smallest kid, he always had the best ball control, he had a resilience unlike anybody and was blessed with precision out of this world. A true natural of the game, you can't teach this, that's why it's close to impossible to attain his level. In many ways he became an inspiration to so many but that's so deceiving because one can simply not learn the things he has done on the pitch, you have to be born for it. This is why it's so unbeliavably fortuitous formthis generation that Cristiano Ronaldo went toe to toe with him because he is much more of a trained product of the game and has shown that you can get close to this, even if you can't reach it. I'm certainly counting myself blessed to have had the opportunity to watch him throughout his career, chances are I won't see another one in my lifetime. Muchos gracias Leo❤
Cri Ro went toe to toe with him only thanks to media. Who knows football never even compared really good scoring machine (CR7) with extremely talanted alien who could do everything on the pitch, and no one can even come close to his understanding of a football and his dribbling which based on natural instincts and high ball control
This is 2024 but it might take another century to see someone play football like Messi... There will be players like Yamal who might rule the football in their era and i am happy good wishes for them but Messi is all rounder in the field of football except for not being a goal keeper and main defender. The likes of CR7 and Mbabpe Or Halland are masters of their position but Messi rules in half of the field whenever he plays... Not every player will have that gift. Some might have 2 or 3 ability but Messi will always be above them as dribbler, playmaker, free kick maestro, assister, scorer and above all consistency and humility of the Great Sportsman.
I see a decent amount of messi in Yamal but the young messi was a different breed. We have seen a lot of talented youngsters but someone like Messi are hard to come by
Exactly... Multi-talents ans stats alone is not enough to reach up to Messi's standard, consistency, longevity and right attitude in and off the field will have to be maintained throughout one's career.. That would be a challenge for many players
@@harshpatel9606 the main thing is his personality. It seems that he doesnt give much of a fk about anything BUT football. He was never much into fame, grandeur display of opulence, or any sort of antics of the biggest stars. He is just a guy who really, i mean REALLY loves football and has the absolute talent for it. The closest thing ive seen in terms of attitude i think is Halaand, it's the only player i've seen keep his cool head at all times.
Messi later on in Barcelona had much better control on the ball and vision in the game. I'm surprised how well he developed compared to the raw talent we see in this video.
@@Carlito54541__ He was already superior in touch, skill and quickness in this game against some of the best. Still a little raw, but already better than the others.
this is what most people fail to comprehend: football is more than just goals, it's the overall contribution you bring to the team. Messi got 3 bookings for Juventus players by himself and an assist, plus caused chaos on Juve defence several times
i miss when the fans would rate players based on their team contribution overall and not just goals. Now you might have a beast of a player who dribbles past everybody, creates chances etc and people will call him mediore because he did not score many goals. According to them, benzema or harry kane is better than ronaldinho and maradona lol. This might sound like far fetched, but i blame ronaldo fanboys for this swift in people's mindsets. The man has a huge following, and most of his fanboys write comments on youtube make instagram, tik tok and youtube shorts about his goals, while totally ignoring the fact that cristiano cannot feint a single player or that he is barely invlolved in the link up that leads to the goal.
I am a Juventus fan and I will never forget this match. I was being impressed in front of the television by seeing Messi was dribbling players like Cannavaro and Viera so easily. Unbelieveble, he was pure magic. Messi is the goat, without doubt.
Capello was among the best coach in that era and have many big name in their squad still wanted messi from rijkaard..at last at 18 yrs of age got a standing ovation from.the crowd...Messi Messi
You has to see Messi in context of the game, the statistics can not measure his quality. I think it is the reason why he is so successful. His impact on game is unmeasurable by statistics.
You can really see the difference between young messi and his more seasoned stage.He already has the multidimensional point of view but was too rash and impulsive to dribble it to score, as he grew older he learns to contribute and execute based on what is most effective, whether his teammates or whether he should pass or score alone. Plus of course his physique is still underdeveloped, he was only 18 then
young mazy was so exciting to watch, it brought so much joy. It was like watching a puppy playing with a toy and forcing you to try to take his toy away. He was just locked on the ball, on football and playing. He would get foul after foul and just stand up and kept on playing, or sometimes his ability to avoid fouls was just mesmerizing.
As a Juve fan, I still remember this match. Juve fans were expecting that Ronaldinho or Giuly will trouble our defense, we got young Messi instead. People dont even know who he was since he was coming from the youth team
I recall a young 17yr old Brazilian at the 1958 world cup, scored a hatrick in the semi final and a another 2 in the final,now if only I could remember his name
Those kind of lineups were just business as usual for Barca (and Real to be fair) for almost two decades in the early 2000s. Great time to watch football.
In an interview Xavi described Messi as a unique, incomparable and unrepeatable player, undoubtedly the best of all time. Pep Guardiola said that in his entire career, first as player and then as coach, he has seen few players capable of playing at Messi's level which is very, very high. But he has never seen, even among the players of the past, someone capable of playing at this level every three days and for many many years.
I watched Messi in a friendly game. It was Germany vs Argentina in 2012. I followed Messi since 2005 / U20 World Chmapionship and after that I watched all Barca matches live, re live or the sum ups. So I knew Messi very well and wanted to see his magic in real life and what makes him so special on the pitch. I knew less after the match then before. Because he does things one can't explain. It is really like some magic tricks what he is doing from time to time. There are so many scenes I still have in my mind. I was like in trance when he got the ball and was like how did he manage to do this and that. His skills are just insane.
Messi 18 Was Beast. Not Sure Why People Start Comparing Young Players With Him. Lets Take Example Of Yamal Or Musiala.They Are Good But Messi Was Insane. Passing,Dribbling,Scoring And Game Awareness Was Another Level. We Wont See Messi Again❤
Both are absolute monsters. as an example Musiala has the most successful dribblings in a World Cup game. At 17/18, this is an absolutely strong performance. And of course, the comparison with Messi is unfair. If both players achieve only 80% of the performance of Messi, that would be absolutely sensational.
@@Atreusz Those Dribbles Are No Where Near Messi Ones. They Are Talented But Do They Have Eye For Goal,Dribbling Pass And Scoring Goals At Same Time, Vision Of Glorious Through Balls . No. They Wont Even Rach 60% Of Messi Talents. Not To Forget The FK Ability Messi Developed Later On
He was already the best player in the world the moment he started playing in the first team. For pure talent, the only player I’ve seen compare to him in my lifetime was R9(but R9 career isn’t half as good because of injuries, and he didn’t have the discipline of Messi)
Beautiful editing, I love the interview cuts from players, it really helps me understand and be a part of the story they are telling and also I have never seen this game before too so you are definitely helping me learn football history. For that I thank you
As a Madrid fan the thing that blows my mind is that every player improved along it's career but Messi was born as is, he played always as it's top level. He had no prime, he had his entire career. And despite he was tackled so bad, he hadn't injuries.
This video bring tears to my eyes... I saw this game. Heard at that time a little bit about a wonder kid at La Masia but seeing that game , it was like I watched the God of football. I was sure that that kid would be the best football player in history. Comparing others with him is useless. This is talent , a gift from God. You can not achieve this level even with hard work... I never understood also the comparison with Ronaldo. Ronaldo = hard work = records. Messi was born with that talent. Thankful to be contemporary with him...
@@pauliyonas3576young messi won UCL. Mbappe so lucky he has good team in WC, and his best performance is when he was young, but the result and performance decreasing already
This was suggested to me right after the final match against Colombia in Copa America 2024, which Argentina won. Is it the end of Messi? Will soccer be enjoyable after he retires? With all the talents around the world right now, I do not think we will see a talent of Messi's class, with all respect, of course, to the others.
We will never see magic like this again. Football changing as a whole (preferring 'the system' and players fitting in rather than letting them roam free and building teams around them after). I'm glad Yamal will give us great moments, I'm also ok knowing full well he will never reach, much less surpassed this kind of magic. Simply the GOAT, forever and always!
Oh boy, there will be always another one. May be not for us anymore, may be not for this web to watch... but there's someone there, in the future... waiting for his moment.
It seems like he knows when to stop running, when to accelerate, when to slows down the dribble, which foot to use to stop the ball, which foot to use to accelerate, when to cut inside and when to just go wide, who and how fast the opponent might run to him, and everything else. It's unexplainable. He's like a robot with an actual program to read the game. But he plays beautifully which proves he's not a robot. Such an alien
@@jocanolag-6745 If you’re talking about ronaldo nazario definitely is the most similar player to messi. The only difference, I guess, is that ronaldo played amd dance at the same time.
I wish I could say this performance surprised me, but I had seen the FIFA Youth World Championship the month (or so) prior and knew then and there (based on games between Argentina and Brazil/Colombia) that this kid was really really special.
That thumbnail with Fabio Capella going mad and ballistic, is like an angry Roman Emperor humiliated by the legendary Gladiator - Maximus Goalscorius Messi 😂
I saw Messi play in the 2005 youth World Cup. He was sensational. The best player of the tournament and everyone was buzzing about him. There was just something special about that kid. It's amazing to have seen him grow into the football legend he's become.
That was before messi was a thing A friendly game capello used to scout for talents and test his players He basically was scouting and testing messi so he could get him for Juve Y’all can’t see behind the words it’s funny he would have locked him if he wanted Just like inter 2010 and Chealsea 2012 locked him with weaker of a roaster Than Canvvaro thuram zambrota Emerson and viera
Not at all. He was 18 years old, only 2 years on the team and this is before the internet was used by normies and even then you only knew of him if you were deep into football and barcelona.
The only time I hated Messi was during the final of U-20 World cup in 2004/5 against Nigeria/Mikel Obi ...Messi literally dominated that match but the awarded penalties pissed me up the most... but boy was Messi that excellent? Yes, he definitely was the kid-goat then who eventually became the real GOAT! Don't mind me Messi, you know I love you ❤😂❤(in Eminem's voice on White America)
Suddenly the "forever young" played in my mind, i remember watching this on tv expected to see Guily but ended up rooting for this boy. Such a Joy from day 1, Bravo Messi
I dont think we will ever see a player like messi again in our lifetime or even get close to achieving half of what he did he completed football won everything and is still just playing for the love of the game.
Que messi y ronaldinho hayan coincidido en tiempo, espacio y equipo y que el mejor jugador de la historia Ronaldinho haya dado el pase al primer gol en el barcelona del segundo mejor jugador de la historia messi es un momento magico ❤ y soy del real Madrid a muerte. Hala Madrid!!😊
![When 17 Year Old Lionel Messi TOYED with €1 Billion+ Real Madrid Team [HD]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/GjcRLa9cIys/mqdefault.jpg)
Standing ovation as a 18 year old.
Insane, also the way Capello talks about him.
"Aura"
Yamal got one at 16
I got mine at 14
That's when the new era started 😊
As a Juve fan for over 30 yrs, I remember this game like yesterday. Just FYI, this Juve team were stacked with players like: Buffon, Del Pieoro, Zlatan, Viera, Zambrotta, Camoranesi, Nedved, Thuram, Cannavaor etc. This to me, was one of the top teams I've seen as a Juve fan, before that whole calciopoli mess. But nagh, this game, I knew something was strange. It was not Ronaldinho, In which I waiting to see that magic of his, it was Messi. Something about that guy was just irritating me, I was like, how in the hell are we getting punked by this little man. I was expecting Ronaldinho, but nagh Messi was different. I am glad my team was part of this great story.
As a Messi fan from India thank you for that ....
Great compliments
The only one I don't is this Zlatan. Who is this gentleman, what has he won and how many goals has he scored in a World Cup?
@@__peanuts__ stop talking shit, Zlatan is one of the greats. Being from Sweden he had no chance at World Cups
@@seanpennhauer9133 Why do you call him by his first name? Are you his relative? That should make your opinion a bit suspect. I don't think he is one of the greats at all. I can't remember a single goal of his that actually meant something. Can you please help me?
Nearly 20 years and 45 major trophies later he has become the best and most successful player of all time.
46 now
@@Itz_a_me_mario He sadly has but still is one of the goats.
@@Itz_a_me_marioas he should. I wish he played in a different era he would have been the goat then
Who is he?
@@Thebeekeeper11Messi career rival Cristiano Ronaldo
Yamal is great for a teenager, but we never saw anything like Messi at 18
C'mon. Ronaldo was equally mesmerizing. And Maradona was better than both of them. Maradona's control of the ball was truly without equal. Messi simply had speed.
@@showwhite7320 are you for real not even Ronald at his peak of his career was that great on his ball control and passing not to mention the dribble
Marodona was great but neither was he Messi's level at that age
@@TM-rq5qw Do you know that Maradona was performing at halftime during professional games when he was a little kid? He would show his juggling skills in front of thousands. There are videos of him dominating international matches when he was a teenager.
Maradona's passing was better than anyone else back then, but I do think his passing is pretty terrible for today's standards. That's because, today, they start doing rigorous training when they are little kids. Back then, players took too many risks with their passing. Passing today is much more conservatives and it's about retaining possession unless you're absolutely sure you're going to score. Passing through multiple defenders is something you see every match. Back then, it was rare.
I don't like Maradona as a person. I think he's a shady sc*mbag, but you can't deny that his dribbling was on another level. Messis' technical dribbling isn't even that good. There are a lot of players that are better technically. Messi just has insane acceleration due to shorter legs. Nobody can keep up with him when he cuts back. Maradona had both acceleration and an amazing touch.
If Maradona was playing today, I think he would do much better than Messi. It wouldn't be close.
@@TM-rq5qw No, you've been blinded by your idolatry. Even Ronaldo's touch was better than Messi. Just watch how they trap the ball. Both Ronaldo and Maradona can bring a high ball softly to their feet. When Messi does it, the ball still bounces. Watch clips and you'll see what I mean.
No Yamal, no Vini Jr, no Mbappe, absolutely no one could be as good as Messi was at 17-18 yrs. Today's younger lot don't know about Messi of his teenage years when they start comparing today's wonderkids with him. Messi was one of a kind, can't be cloned, and can't be reproduced again. Truly a gift from God in terms of football and only God can produce another talent of Messi's level, nobody else can.
Messi did that. Messi put the work in. God had nothing to do with it. He was meant to do this but without that work ethic this would not have happened
@@Reladan187 el talento se perfecciona con trabajo pero es algo con lo que naces.
Unbelievable talent
Brazil Ronaldo at the 18 was crazy talented check him out
@@Reladan187 i know you don't believe in God. But even Messi believe he is gifted from God.
I watched Messi since he was 16...played the U17 with Dimaria, Aguero....Man He was just being Messi...and to this day he still is the same Alien.
Wow! That is really great
They won the tounament right?
@@sape1315 Yes
I think that was U20 WC not U17, against Nigerian in the final right?
@@gerjaison oh man...yes my mistake.
This video makes me literally cry, 20 years of happines this guy has given to the world and knowing that it is probably coming to a beautiful end in the next 1-2 years.
PS, he just won his second Copa America.
Thanks God he had no big injuries 👏🏾
I feel it brooo😢
Sad the Messi era is coming to an end soon like the blink of an eye
Crying for a soccer player? Are you stupid?
More than 1-2 years but yes his career is winding down.
He is timeless
and tameless
Bro has literally been the best since the moment he started to the moment he finished football, absolute goat.
The messi chants at such a young age
This was actually the first game that the chant was heard!!
Soccer History Surely
that's why he's the GOAT. THE GOAAT!
@@TheBorderJumper17 football*
Boy NA education never fails to disappoint.
@@sroth2021i can hear it
Bro even with his young age, he played like mature professional. Calm, composed and knew when to challenge a guy. He’s really a different beast
People forget back then there was something called a football hierarchy. Fully grown players that faced youngsters didn't go easy on them. They were meant to show them why they are still a kid and why they are the main guys by clattering into them if needed. He was toying with the most ruthless of players.
Wdym? They now go easy on them?
What you talking about?
Professional yapper
You said the truth. He really toyed with them. Ronaldo is no match.
@@velovis04always read to comprehend.
Messi is always a joy to watch , he makes this beautiful game even more beautiful to watch 🐐
I miss the days when he used to run like the wind. His opponents couldn't understand what was happening.
@@SombreroFlicks damn bro iam 19 yr old so i didn't got a chance to watch 😢 , but i had seen all his matches 2007-2021 all matches on youtube , back then whenever he starts running he just beat all the defenders most of the time because of his speed
@@shashwatmali3640 This game gave us all a glimpse of how Messi was about to redefine football for an entire generation.
You are such a stupid little kid !
He was a joy to watch at PSG😒
What a lucky those 85000 people in the stadium saw the goat being born.
I saw my first live football match at Camp nou vs Osasuna 2005-06 I think, Messi with the number 30, Ronaldinho doing an Espaldinha through pass to Giuly and Etoo was superb. Always will be on my mind.
They are not lucky their age are all 40 or above
@@K73n1what does their age have to do with it
Even their name can scare a young ones.. Viera, Nedved, Chiellini etc. Nowadays some names compare with Messi make me just smile..Messi is unmatched
U forgot cannavaro
😂😂
Yes, football defenders were nastier then. How Messi survived them as well as he did is a testament to his toughness.
It has been a pleasure growing up seeing Messi develop his career from a young phenom to a legend.
The scariest part is not that he played this good at 18, many people have had that at such a tender age. It's that he played like this from the moment he touched a ball the first time... Now that we have footage of him from 5 years old onwards, not much has changed in his play style, he was always the smallest kid, he always had the best ball control, he had a resilience unlike anybody and was blessed with precision out of this world.
A true natural of the game, you can't teach this, that's why it's close to impossible to attain his level. In many ways he became an inspiration to so many but that's so deceiving because one can simply not learn the things he has done on the pitch, you have to be born for it. This is why it's so unbeliavably fortuitous formthis generation that Cristiano Ronaldo went toe to toe with him because he is much more of a trained product of the game and has shown that you can get close to this, even if you can't reach it.
I'm certainly counting myself blessed to have had the opportunity to watch him throughout his career, chances are I won't see another one in my lifetime. Muchos gracias Leo❤
There's a young Asian girl on tiktok who plays exactly like that. How I wish it were a boy
@@seetsamolapo5600 I hope you mean "she" and not "it". What's her name?
Cri Ro went toe to toe with him only thanks to media. Who knows football never even compared really good scoring machine (CR7) with extremely talanted alien who could do everything on the pitch, and no one can even come close to his understanding of a football and his dribbling which based on natural instincts and high ball control
@@seetsamolapo5600 who? give me name
@@garri5108 I am Messi's fan but I think that CR7 is the one that closest to him (still far but closest).
Messi's movements are Entertaining, fast, unpredictable & lethal ❤
Messi! Messi!! Messi!!!
It will take a long while before we witness a talent such as him in football
Nothing but respect to Messi.
This is 2024 but it might take another century to see someone play football like Messi... There will be players like Yamal who might rule the football in their era and i am happy good wishes for them but Messi is all rounder in the field of football except for not being a goal keeper and main defender. The likes of CR7 and Mbabpe Or Halland are masters of their position but Messi rules in half of the field whenever he plays... Not every player will have that gift. Some might have 2 or 3 ability but Messi will always be above them as dribbler, playmaker, free kick maestro, assister, scorer and above all consistency and humility of the Great Sportsman.
There’s only one Messi …
I see a decent amount of messi in Yamal but the young messi was a different breed. We have seen a lot of talented youngsters but someone like Messi are hard to come by
Exactly... Multi-talents ans stats alone is not enough to reach up to Messi's standard, consistency, longevity and right attitude in and off the field will have to be maintained throughout one's career.. That would be a challenge for many players
@@harshpatel9606 the main thing is his personality. It seems that he doesnt give much of a fk about anything BUT football. He was never much into fame, grandeur display of opulence, or any sort of antics of the biggest stars. He is just a guy who really, i mean REALLY loves football and has the absolute talent for it. The closest thing ive seen in terms of attitude i think is Halaand, it's the only player i've seen keep his cool head at all times.
We will never see anyone like him😢, i bet he will always remain as the best ever played this sport.
Now they know everything about messi still can't stop him now imagine playing against him not knowing anything about him
2007 - 2012 Messi was a force of nature. Stopping him required a tactical masterclass plus the hope that he would be having a bad day.
@@SombreroFlicksafter 2012 he was still the Best, forget about the stats, how he played
Messi later on in Barcelona had much better control on the ball and vision in the game. I'm surprised how well he developed compared to the raw talent we see in this video.
@@Carlito54541__ And he kept changing his play style every 2 or 3 years that's why he stayed at top level for many years and it's not easy to do
@@Carlito54541__ He was already superior in touch, skill and quickness in this game against some of the best. Still a little raw, but already better than the others.
How extremely sad to see that there are fewer and fewer games left by the player who has made us enjoy football like no other. Thank you Messi ⚽️
😭😭
this is what most people fail to comprehend: football is more than just goals, it's the overall contribution you bring to the team. Messi got 3 bookings for Juventus players by himself and an assist, plus caused chaos on Juve defence several times
i miss when the fans would rate players based on their team contribution overall and not just goals. Now you might have a beast of a player who dribbles past everybody, creates chances etc and people will call him mediore because he did not score many goals. According to them, benzema or harry kane is better than ronaldinho and maradona lol. This might sound like far fetched, but i blame ronaldo fanboys for this swift in people's mindsets. The man has a huge following, and most of his fanboys write comments on youtube make instagram, tik tok and youtube shorts about his goals, while totally ignoring the fact that cristiano cannot feint a single player or that he is barely invlolved in the link up that leads to the goal.
@@giannismargaris9553 its hilarious because loads of those fans wouldn't rate early CR7... the one which won a ballondor with united.
I am a Juventus fan and I will never forget this match.
I was being impressed in front of the television by seeing Messi was dribbling players like Cannavaro and Viera so easily.
Unbelieveble, he was pure magic.
Messi is the goat, without doubt.
Capello was among the best coach in that era and have many big name in their squad still wanted messi from rijkaard..at last at 18 yrs of age got a standing ovation from.the crowd...Messi Messi
Juve had the brand power and funds to bring almost any player and Capello wanted a teenage Messi 20 minutes after seeing him for the first time.
You has to see Messi in context of the game, the statistics can not measure his quality. I think it is the reason why he is so successful. His impact on game is unmeasurable by statistics.
100% agree.
Messi was that rare breed of player, quicker with the ball than without it.
You can really see the difference between young messi and his more seasoned stage.He already has the multidimensional point of view but was too rash and impulsive to dribble it to score, as he grew older he learns to contribute and execute based on what is most effective, whether his teammates or whether he should pass or score alone. Plus of course his physique is still underdeveloped, he was only 18 then
It's as Cruyff said, he needed a bit more time to optimize his passing and dribbling decision-making. Once he did, it was game over.
young mazy was so exciting to watch, it brought so much joy. It was like watching a puppy playing with a toy and forcing you to try to take his toy away. He was just locked on the ball, on football and playing. He would get foul after foul and just stand up and kept on playing, or sometimes his ability to avoid fouls was just mesmerizing.
When he was just a raw diamond🔥🔥🔥
Perfect analogy! Couldn't be anymore truer!
As a Juve fan, I still remember this match. Juve fans were expecting that Ronaldinho or Giuly will trouble our defense, we got young Messi instead. People dont even know who he was since he was coming from the youth team
I recall a young 17yr old Brazilian at the 1958 world cup, scored a hatrick in the semi final and a another 2 in the final,now if only I could remember his name
Messi playing football is most entertaining thing i have ever watch.
GOAT
The GOAT & Magician, good ol time
How insane was that lineup though - Iniesta, Ronaldinho, Puyol and Messi. Some of the finest players of all time.
Those kind of lineups were just business as usual for Barca (and Real to be fair) for almost two decades in the early 2000s. Great time to watch football.
He was only 18, but it was all there.
Messi ownes the game.
GOAT
Honestly, Messi was already the best of all time from the moment he stepped on the pitch.
Ive always admired andreas iniesta as a fantastic midfield player him and xavi were just a dream together but messi was just miles ahead of everybody
Now it’s all memories and what kind of memories, Leo! What a delightful journey to watch!
It's been almost 20 years!
In an interview Xavi described Messi as a unique, incomparable and unrepeatable player, undoubtedly the best of all time. Pep Guardiola said that in his entire career, first as player and then as coach, he has seen few players capable of playing at Messi's level which is very, very high. But he has never seen, even among the players of the past, someone capable of playing at this level every three days and for many many years.
cuando te retires va a ser un dia muy triste pulga te amo
I watched Messi in a friendly game. It was Germany vs Argentina in 2012.
I followed Messi since 2005 / U20 World Chmapionship and after that I watched all Barca matches live, re live or the sum ups. So I knew Messi very well and wanted to see his magic in real life and what makes him so special on the pitch. I knew less after the match then before. Because he does things one can't explain. It is really like some magic tricks what he is doing from time to time. There are so many scenes I still have in my mind. I was like in trance when he got the ball and was like how did he manage to do this and that.
His skills are just insane.
Messi 18 Was Beast. Not Sure Why People Start Comparing Young Players With Him. Lets Take Example Of Yamal Or Musiala.They Are Good But Messi Was Insane. Passing,Dribbling,Scoring And Game Awareness Was Another Level. We Wont See Messi Again❤
Both are absolute monsters. as an example Musiala has the most successful dribblings in a World Cup game. At 17/18, this is an absolutely strong performance.
And of course, the comparison with Messi is unfair. If both players achieve only 80% of the performance of Messi, that would be absolutely sensational.
@@Atreusz Those Dribbles Are No Where Near Messi Ones. They Are Talented But Do They Have Eye For Goal,Dribbling Pass And Scoring Goals At Same Time, Vision Of Glorious Through Balls . No. They Wont Even Rach 60% Of Messi Talents. Not To Forget The FK Ability Messi Developed Later On
@@TUTANKHAMUN077 ok lil messi boy
Facts🙌
He was already the best player in the world the moment he started playing in the first team. For pure talent, the only player I’ve seen compare to him in my lifetime was R9(but R9 career isn’t half as good because of injuries, and he didn’t have the discipline of Messi)
When messi chews his nails for a warm up, it's dangerous😊
UCL Final 2011 vibes
He has autism😂
😂👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Zidane said it best messi is like 4-5 seconds ahead of the rest he sees everything
And zidane himself is about 1 second ahead.
@@kahchingng3857zizous touch was… guess it’s in that Algerian blood.
He said 3
But even then he just being nice
You all just …
@@badsolja1 I don't see Zidane saying that Cristiano was 3 seconds ahead of the others. You all just...
Except when he is in Anfield.
Cant compare him to yamal let .. what a player. Dribbling with such ease past great defenders at their time is just mind blowing
Messi siendo Messi! Verdaderamente "El Mejor Jugador de la Historia"!!!
So happy to be one of those who got to witness Messi the 1st time he debuted ever since then till now I've been a barca fan.
Feel sorry for the youngest being compared to him. Generational talent.
Messi is an Art
Beautiful editing, I love the interview cuts from players, it really helps me understand and be a part of the story they are telling and also I have never seen this game before too so you are definitely helping me learn football history. For that I thank you
I appreciate it! Thanks for the feedback!
@@SombreroFlicks what is the name of the documentary ?
@@bristonpypp7380 it's a combination of footage from the game, Fabio Capello interviews and "Messi" (2014).
Messi's relationship with the ball is greater than any love story ever
Messi was Messi. He's levels above everyone
As a Madrid fan the thing that blows my mind is that every player improved along it's career but Messi was born as is, he played always as it's top level. He had no prime, he had his entire career. And despite he was tackled so bad, he hadn't injuries.
He had a serious one during the 12/13 season that probably costed him a Ballon d'Or but at least it didn't affect his impact greatly.
i'm just realising more than ever how good Yamal is!
Messi and Ronaldo are true definition of what is legend. We are lucky to watch them live and competing with each other.
Yamal can't replicate same against those Juventus Defenders of then
Messi is from another planet and I doubt if there'll be another player like him
Getting an apprecition from the opponent team's coach and players is not everyone's cup of tea. OH my leo,you are the Greatest❤️
Honestly if you know about Capello , he can never be terrorised by anyone. He was very impressed with Messi . That is all.
hear the whole stadium saying MESSSI , MESSSI , MESSSI.......AT JUST 18 YEARS OLD , It's something PHENOMEANAL !!!
This video bring tears to my eyes... I saw this game. Heard at that time a little bit about a wonder kid at La Masia but seeing that game , it was like I watched the God of football. I was sure that that kid would be the best football player in history. Comparing others with him is useless. This is talent , a gift from God. You can not achieve this level even with hard work... I never understood also the comparison with Ronaldo. Ronaldo = hard work = records. Messi was born with that talent. Thankful to be contemporary with him...
Ronaldo was pure talent, no one compares to young Ronaldo
Mozart, Beethoven, Messi. Freeks of nature. Pure pure pure talent. We will never see this again.
He is amazing..
I don't understand when people start making comparisons between Messi and Mbappe
People are mostly stupid. Once you understand that, you learn to tune them out
If you want compare mbappe. They should compare it with henry in my opinion.
Young Mbappe is performing in world cup and UCL KO stages man
They are fully blind
@@pauliyonas3576young messi won UCL. Mbappe so lucky he has good team in WC, and his best performance is when he was young, but the result and performance decreasing already
The guy is insane talent, the 🐐
Just unbelieveable. Truly was ahead of his time. Glad to have been a witness.
This was suggested to me right after the final match against Colombia in Copa America 2024, which Argentina won. Is it the end of Messi? Will soccer be enjoyable after he retires? With all the talents around the world right now, I do not think we will see a talent of Messi's class, with all respect, of course, to the others.
Se llama football, no existe un deporte llamado soccer. Football. Y el football existio y existira luego de messi. Messi es solo un jugador
@@locosporelcafeSe llama soccer en Estados Unidos, Canadá, Irlanda, Sudáfrica, a veces en Australia...
At 18yrs dribbling many elite defenders at the top tier teams is a rare experience
1:16 anyone see this move? Almost the exact same move he made against Croatia. Messi-class
We will never see magic like this again. Football changing as a whole (preferring 'the system' and players fitting in rather than letting them roam free and building teams around them after).
I'm glad Yamal will give us great moments, I'm also ok knowing full well he will never reach, much less surpassed this kind of magic. Simply the GOAT, forever and always!
Oh boy, there will be always another one. May be not for us anymore, may be not for this web to watch... but there's someone there, in the future... waiting for his moment.
Recuerda mi nombre... Leo Messi ❤
Messi Got people chanting his name at such a young age 🔥a Gift from the Football Gods
Fantastico messi
It seems like he knows when to stop running, when to accelerate, when to slows down the dribble, which foot to use to stop the ball, which foot to use to accelerate, when to cut inside and when to just go wide, who and how fast the opponent might run to him, and everything else. It's unexplainable.
He's like a robot with an actual program to read the game. But he plays beautifully which proves he's not a robot. Such an alien
The only player in history who, being a teenager, can play football like that
Ronaldo?
@@jocanolag-6745. Nah, I wasn’t talking about a human being 🤣
@@jocanolag-6745yeah R9
@@JoaDupuy u def didnt know Ronaldo, he had 36 g/a in 36 matches at 18
@@jocanolag-6745 If you’re talking about ronaldo nazario definitely is the most similar player to messi. The only difference, I guess, is that ronaldo played amd dance at the same time.
It's been such an utter joy watching Messi play through the years . Truly the king of Football
Lionel Messi 🐐
July 16, 2024
I wish I could say this performance surprised me, but I had seen the FIFA Youth World Championship the month (or so) prior and knew then and there (based on games between Argentina and Brazil/Colombia) that this kid was really really special.
in this era messi's pass still messy...but dribbling n penetration, insaaaayyynn
That thumbnail with Fabio Capella going mad and ballistic, is like an angry Roman Emperor humiliated by the legendary Gladiator - Maximus Goalscorius Messi 😂
Lionelius Goatius
@SombreroFlicks 🤣
Mi capitán carajo 💟
such a pure, utter joy to watch that kid. pure magic on those feet
Messi never improved in soccer, he always had that talent. He has the ball glued to his foot, it’s incredible...
I saw Messi play in the 2005 youth World Cup. He was sensational. The best player of the tournament and everyone was buzzing about him. There was just something special about that kid.
It's amazing to have seen him grow into the football legend he's become.
Imagine Messi, R9, Maradona in one team.
Every match of messi is so fun to watch he is the goat
Where is Rijkaard now? It might be a good moment to get him back for a 2nd chance! He was the one who started it all!
he hasnt coached anyone since 2016 i believe 😊
He is ou tof football, not interested anymore I believe.
Messi number 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 the best ever the real king of football Messiiiiiiiiiii👑🇬🇹👏🏾
Capello openly admitting to knowing nothing about Messi before the start of the game is completely insane.
Dude, it was a friendly game.
Messi was a NOBODY then. there are bigger stars in the team
It's insane thinking Capello would start researching 18-year-old unproven kid for a friendly match to be honest.
That was before messi was a thing
A friendly game capello used to scout for talents and test his players
He basically was scouting and testing messi so he could get him for Juve
Y’all can’t see behind the words it’s funny
he would have locked him if he wanted
Just like inter 2010 and Chealsea 2012 locked him with weaker of a roaster
Than Canvvaro thuram zambrota Emerson and viera
Not at all. He was 18 years old, only 2 years on the team and this is before the internet was used by normies and even then you only knew of him if you were deep into football and barcelona.
Wow... Messi, prime Ronaldinho, Iniesta and cia. What a joy to watch
Larsson.
Messi should grow that beard again, he looks like a historic figure
Long hair Messi is peak
Beard+long hair+ magic 👽
He earned that messi messi chant in his first game
The only time I hated Messi was during the final of U-20 World cup in 2004/5 against Nigeria/Mikel Obi ...Messi literally dominated that match but the awarded penalties pissed me up the most... but boy was Messi that excellent? Yes, he definitely was the kid-goat then who eventually became the real GOAT!
Don't mind me Messi, you know I love you ❤😂❤(in Eminem's voice on White America)
Suddenly the "forever young" played in my mind, i remember watching this on tv expected to see Guily but ended up rooting for this boy. Such a Joy from day 1, Bravo Messi
They are so young at that time
I dont think we will ever see a player like messi again in our lifetime or even get close to achieving half of what he did he completed football won everything and is still just playing for the love of the game.
человек у которого сбылись фантазии о будущем
I have been there! My first time at Nou Camp and seeing the birth of one of the greatest of all time...lucky me!
2:36 up against a what!?
Up against Zebina.
@@SombreroFlicks it sounds like...nvm..
@@johnnie99 😅😅
Jonathan zebina
Que messi y ronaldinho hayan coincidido en tiempo, espacio y equipo y que el mejor jugador de la historia Ronaldinho haya dado el pase al primer gol en el barcelona del segundo mejor jugador de la historia messi es un momento magico ❤ y soy del real Madrid a muerte. Hala Madrid!!😊