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Lionel Messi misses Barcelona as club celebrates anniversary

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has said he misses Barcelona as part of an interview to mark the club's 125th anniversary on Friday.

Messi first joined Barça as a teenager in 2000 and spent 21 years at the club, going on to become the all-time leading appearance maker and goal scorer with 672 goals in 778 games.

"Congratulations to Barça on their 125th anniversary," Messi said in an interview with TV3 which aired to coincide with the day the Swiss-born Joan Gamper founded the club at a gymnasium in the city 1899.