Top 5 active players Lionel Messi has played with

#3 Neymar

Neymar and Messi gelled perfectly together at Barcelona

Not every top player has been able to mesh with Messi at Barcelona and there were certainly doubts about the same when Neymar arrived at the club in 2013.

However, the South American giants found their groove almost instantly, firing a litany of goals to share the burden and forging a deadly partnership.

Neymar stats for Barca:Games: 186Goals: 105Assists: 76181 G/A in 186 games with the likes of Suarez and Messi in your team is impressive, what a baller he was at Barca 🔥⚽️ pic.twitter.com/TWUcm9Nuwh

— Goatcelo🇩🇰 (@ManLikeJoao27) July 10, 2021

In his four years at the club, Neymar scored 105 goals and made 76 assists in 186 games, propeling him to stardom, before PSG priced him away for a world-record fee.

Since then, his career has been marred by injuries and plenty of exit rumors, but when on song, there are few players who would want to go up against him.

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#2 Andres Iniesta

Iniesta and Messi had a telepathic understanding at Barcelona

Andres Iniesta's name is linked more with Xavi than Messi whenever there's talk about football's most iconic partnerships.

But there's no denying the Spaniard is among the most iconic players in history to play alongside Messi. In fact, they played 489 games together at Barcelona!

Iniesta - career stats at Barca:674 official games511 starts459W 129D 86L60 yellow cards0 red cards57 goals117 assists32 trophiesvia @BarcaStat pic.twitter.com/zyO7jLvwE4

— Barca Galaxy (@barcagalaxy) May 23, 2018

Iniesta was ever-present in midfield for more than a decade, pulling the strings as the side lifted titles after titles.

He knew Messi right from their days at La Masia, and their unspoken-of connection on the field was truly legendary.

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#1 Luis Suarez

Suarez is the third all-time top-scorer in Barcelona history

If there's one player who could stake a claim at being the best player in the world after the extra-terrestrial duo of Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, it's Luis Suarez.

With 500+ career goals under his belt, the Uruguayan has been a top performer for every club he's played with, but enjoyed the most success alongside Messi at Barcelona.

Last summer, Barcelona sold Luis Suarez because they thought he was too old.Atletico Madrid signed him for just €6 million.In his debut season, he scored 21 goals to guide them to the La Liga title.Never write off Luis Suarez. pic.twitter.com/F7dAgZU8TG

— Goal (@goal) May 23, 2021

He scored nearly 200 times and lifted 13 trophies, including the treble in 2015 Suarez helped the club pull off alongside Neymar and Messi.

The striker was offloaded to Atletico Madrid last year but Barcelona's loss turned out to be their gain as he fired them to league glory in the 2020/21 campaign.