Lionel Messi last night returned to Camp Nou for the first time since leaving in 2021, stealing in in the middle of the night to reminisce about the good times he enjoyed in Barcelona.
Less than 24 hours after starring for Inter Miami in their 4-0 MLS play-off win against Nashville – the 38-year-old scoring twice and assisting two more – Messi was back in Barca to take a look round the revamped stadium.
And he admitted it was emotional, posting on Instagram: “Last night I returned to a place that I miss with my soul. A place where I was immensely happy, where you made me feel a thousand times the happiest person in the world. Hopefully one day I can come back to say goodbye as a player, as I could never do…”.
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