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Puyol on Messi: We have been lucky to have him at Barcelona

Carles Puyol has offered his thoughts on Lionel Messi after seeing the Barcelona captain notch his 644th goal for the club against Real Valladolid.

Messi’s record strike takes him past Pele’s legendary record with Santos and out on his own as the player with the most goals for a single club.

Puyol thinks there’s no doubt Messi will be remembered as the greatest of all time.

“If you ask me who Michael Jordan is, I will say that he is the best basketball player in history. I think Messi will have the same status – the best footballer of all time.