Sergio Aguero's move to Barcelona finally unites him with Lionel Messi seven years after the first attempt to bring them together at the same club. The two have shared a room together at tournaments since the Under-20 World Cup in 2005. In the final, Lavezzi had stretched Germany in the first half and when Aguero replaced him Germany looked more comfortable. When Aguero and Messi won Olympic gold together in 2008 Aguero played centre-forward in a 4-2-3-1 ahead of a line of three, in which Messi started on the right of Juan Riquelme and Angel Di Maria. Messi warmed to that self-effacing carefree attitude and now he finally has his international team-mate in his club dressing room.

Source: Daily Mail May 25, 2021 19:52 UTC