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Lionel Messi remains Barcelona's talisman, but Pedri is the future

This is a column mostly about Barcelona's little marvel, Pedri -- Pedro Gonzalez Lopez, as he was christened -- but it will contain comparisons with Leo (Lionel Andres) Messi, so we had might as well start with the great man himself.

When Messi scored that brilliant goal against Osasuna on Sunday, it was just another gorgeous detail to add to his legend. He is a Newell's Old Boys fanatic; you know that by now. Or you should after his "homage" to the late Diego Maradona at Camp Nou.