Luis Enrique talked glowingly about Lionel Messi and how he makes the extraordinary seem normal.

Enrique was asked if his Barcelona team of 1999 could beat today's version.

"The trouble is that we’ve seen so much of Messi that we think he’s normal," said Enrique. "I can’t understand how a player has got to that level. The team are trained better, tactically they’re better, psychologically they’re better. And Messi is the reference, but he’s surrounded by top-quality players who make him better. 

"I was Messi’s captain when he made his debut in a friendly vs Portugal. He was 16. He jumped categories. It’s not normal that a player does that, but it was right for him and (Pep) Guardiola was right for him. Under Guardiola, Messi’s perception of the game really improved, his vision of the game improved."