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'I made Barca win under Pep, not Messi' - Eto'o takes swipe at former Camp Nou coach

Samuel Eto'o insists that he was the driving force behind Barcelona's treble-winning success in Pep Guardiola's first year in charge, ahead of Lionel Messi.

The Blaugrana won the Champions League, La Liga and the Copa del Rey during the 2008-09 campaign, with a star-studded team which is widely revered as one of the greatest in history.

Eto'o, Thierry Henry and Messi completed a holy trinity in attack for Barca, with Andres Iniesta and Xavi pulling the strings in midfield and Gerard Pique and Carlos Puyol marshalling the defence.

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