Barcelona's brightest star did an interview to mark the club's 125th anniversary but declined an invite to today's celebratory gala

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has said he misses Barcelona as part of an interview to mark the club's 125th anniversary on Friday.

It was FC Barcelona's 125th anniversary yesterday (Nov 29) and the culers around the world celebrated the occasion. FC Barcelona held a gala at Gran Teatre del Liceu to commemorate the anniversary which was attended by players and fans.

Arch-rivals Real Madrid (36) are the only team to have won La Liga more often than Barcelona. Meanwhile, the Catalan club’s 31 triumphs in the Copa del Rey — Spain’s equivalent of the FA Cup — is seven more than second-placed Athletic Club from Bilbao.

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