Match of the Day - #onthisday in 2003, Lionel Messi made his Barcelona debut aged 16 years, four months and 23 days old. He came on as a sub in a friendly
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On this day in 2003, Leo Messi made his FC Barcelona first-team debut in a friendly against Porto. : r/Barca
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B/R Football on Twitter: "On this day in 2003, Lionel Messi made his Barcelona first-team debut—in a friendly against Porto. 15 years later, the 🐐 is still going 🔵🔴 https://t.co/1wzDREWJDz" / Twitter
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Football Daily Goal - The Messi family in 2003 before the fame and fortune. 🙌🏼 Later that year, he would make his Barcelona debut and the rest is history. | Facebook
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