Here the PA news agency takes a look back at his career at the Nou Camp.
Lionel Messi won 34 major trophies with Barcelona, including four Champions Leagues and 10 LaLiga titles (Nick Potts/PA)
There were lows though – Messi was part of Barcelona’s nightmare 8-2 Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich earlier this month (Manu Fernandez/AP)
Messi was among the goals early in his Barcelona career (Chris Clark/PA)
Messi celebrates after heading Barcelona’s second goal against Manchester United in the 2009 Champions League final in Rome (Nick Potts/PA)
The Argentinian was to haunt United again in 2011, netting the second goal in the 3-1 Champions League final success at Wembley (Nick Potts/PA)
Lionel Messi marks another goal with his his iconic celebration (Adam Davy/PA)
There were plenty of highlights in Messi’s career – not all on the pitch (PA)
Messi is one of the best players in Barcelona’s history (Nick Potts/PA)
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