The date of 16 November 2003 was a historic day for Porto. The opening of the new stadium, Dragoo Stadium, has become a historic day for the world. Lionel Messi was first seen on the pitch for the first time.
With the accumulation of injury to Barcelona, the Dutch coach, Frank Rijkaard, decided to involve a number of young players in the match against Porto in the Champions League, headed by Messi.
In the 15th anniversary of Messi's first match with the first team, the Barcelona captain opened his heart in an extraordinary interview with Barcelona.
"The day I was able to achieve my childhood dream," said the Argentine creator, who stressed that he was nervous during the meeting, according to published newspaper "Marka".
"The day after the match, Messi came to watch his match with Porto," journalist Khomei Marset recalled. "He was very critical of his time and looked angry at his decisions during the game."
"He asked us to give him a copy of the match."
Messi said in the interview: "I remember that I faced the keeper in front of the goal and put the opportunity to score the goal, coach Rijkaard came and rebuked me after the meeting."
Fifteen years since the match against Porto, Messi was able to write his name among the legends of the game forever, scoring individual and collective titles in all the European tournaments he played with Barcelona, and won the Golden Ball 5 times.a
