Messi congratulates Barcelona on becoming champions

After Barcelona defeated Espanyol 2-0 on May 15, 2025, Lionel Messi, who is currently playing for Inter Miami, congratulated the team on winning La Liga 2024–2025. Messi posted a succinct message on Instagram on May 16, 2025, that read, "Congratulations!!" and included the Barcelona colors of a blue and red heart emoji. This gesture demonstrated Messi's strong bond with the team, where he spent 17 years winning 10 La Liga titles. In their heartfelt posts, fans on X expressed how Messi's message demonstrated his unwavering devotion to Barcelona despite their distance from one another.

Under coach Hansi Flick, who guided the team to a domestic treble with the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup, Barcelona won their 28th La Liga championship. According to Naija News, they were eliminated by Inter Milan earlier in the competition, so they did not win the Champions League this season. Messi's message was specifically about the La Liga victory, and there are currently no records of him greeting people about other competitions.

Why messi has deep affection for barcelona fc ?

Over his 20 years with Barcelona, Lionel Messi formed emotional, professional, and personal bonds that contributed to his intense love for the team.

Messi moved from Argentina to Spain in 2000 when he was 13 years old and joined Barcelona because the team would pay for his growth hormone deficiency treatment, which his family couldn't afford. He was given a new home and opportunity by Barcelona, and this act of support forged a lifelong bond. Often referring to the team as his "second family," Messi felt that "Barcelona was his life" after growing up there, according to a 2023 interview with former teammate Gerard Piqué.

Messi's professional career took off at Barcelona, where he won 10 La Liga titles, four Champions League trophies, and seven Ballon d'Or awards. He also became the team's all-time top scorer with 672 goals in 778 appearances. He became a symbol of Barcelona's heyday under coaches like Pep Guardiola because of his style of play, which was based on La Masia's philosophy. Fans' X posts frequently emphasize this; in 2024, one user wrote, "Messi IS Barcelona—his magic defined our history."

Messi's emotional bond grew stronger as a result of their shared victories and setbacks. In 2015, he guided Barcelona to their first Champions League championship in six years, which he subsequently referred to as "one of the best of my career" in a documentary released in 2022. "I never wanted to leave," he said in a tearful farewell press conference, despite having left for PSG in 2021 because of Barcelona's financial difficulties. This steadfast devotion is demonstrated by his return to the sport, such as when he posted on Instagram on May 16, 2025, "Congratulations!!" with Blaugrana emojis to congratulate Barcelona on their La Liga 2024–25 victory.

Messi's familial ties also come into play; in a 2023 interview, his wife Antonela talked about how much they love Barcelona, where his children were born. Messi's love for Barcelona is evident even though he currently plays for Inter Miami. He is frequently mentioned as a possible ambassador, and reports from Goal.com in early 2025 indicate that he may return to the field after retirement.