Lionel Messi's 5 favourite teammates

#1 Dani Alves

While Xavi, Iniesta, Suarez and Neymar might have all contributed a lot to Messi’s success, the one who has given the most assists to Messi in his Barcelona career is Brazilian right-back Dani Alves.

The Brazilian and Argentine formed a deadly partnership especially during Pep Guardiola’s tenure with Dani Alves always seeming to find Messi in goalscoring positions. The pair also shared a strong relationship off the pitch, with Messi even calling him as his best friend.

Messi who was asked by FourFourTwo who he got on best with at the club a year ago:

"We all get on very well in the dressing room.

“I've always been close with Dani Alves, since we shared the right wing together when I first broke into the Barcelona first-team.

"We've spent many years together, both on and off the field. Day-to-day, we've got a very strong relationship, which is also of a great help on the field -- it means we understand each other's games very well."

Messi enjoys a good relationship with a lot of his team-mates, but probably the team-mate he enjoyed playing most with is current Juventus star Dani Alves.

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