A. Iniesta: "It will be painful to see Messi in another team's jersey" © AFP

Lionel Messi officially joined Paris Saint-Germain after spending 21 years at Barcelona. The departure of the Argentine affected not only the current Barcelona players, but also former teammates of L. Messi. Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta, speaking to AFP, said that it will be very painful for him to watch L. Messi playing with PSG jerseys. "I really don't know how all this happened, but Barcelona will need time to recover from such a shock. It will be painful to see Messi in another team's jersey. Leo was the face of Barcelona. He was more than just a player. I have never seen such a footballer like him and I doubt I will ever see anything similar. I have no doubt that Barcelona, despite everything, will remain in the elite of European football," said A. Iniesta.