Messi plans to stay in Barcelona until the end of his career © EuroFootball.com

Lionel Messi considers his current team the best in history and plans to stay in it until the end of his career.

Named the best football player on the planet three times in a row, the Argentinean told "Sky Sports": "I always planned to play here until the very end."

And he added: "I am not old enough to have seen the historic Barcelona team with my own eyes, but I think the current one is the best."

This season Messi has played 37 matches and scored a total of 42 goals in all tournaments. He also set a Champions League record by scoring five goals in the round of 16 match against Bayer Leverkusen.

On Saturday, Barcelona will play an away match against Sevilla in the Spanish championship.