Messi: Friendship the key to MSN

The Argentina international believes the success of his partnership with Luis Suarez and Neymar owes a lot to the relationship they enjoy off the field.Lionel Messi says the friendship Luis Suarez and Neymar enjoy off the pitch has been key to their success on it.The Barcelona trio have hit a record-breaking 120 goals between them season, eclipsing the 118 scored by Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain in the 2011/12 season to become the most devastating front three in football history.Messi puts their down success down to the wonderful rapport that he and his fellow South Americans have built up since Suarez's arrival from Liverpool last summer and says that his two team-mates have played a key role in him rediscovering his very best form.
We three get along really well, not only on the field but also off it too, the Argentina international told the Times of India.I think that if you get along well off the pitch, it makes things easier on the pitch. There is an understanding between us which makes it look so easy, but there is a lot of hard work behind it.Last year, I had an inconsistent season. I was out for a long time due to injuries and I missed a lot of matches. When I returned to the field I never felt right. 2014 was a year I tried to forget quickly and recovered my best form thanks to the joy, hard work and effort that I have always had. Thankfully, now I feel very good.Barcelona go into Saturday’s Champions League final in Berlin as favourites to secure a famous treble having already won La Liga and the Copa del Rey, but Messi believes his side have a huge task to break down their Italian opponents, who are also coming off the back of a domestic double.It's a Champions League final, so we have to go through a lot because we know it is not easy to become champions again,” the four-time Ballon d'Or winner added. Our dream is to win it all. We know that we will face a very tricky opponent Juventus are very strong, a big team. It is a final and anything can happen, but we will prepare and approach it as we have approached other finals before.Juventus like us have had a great season winning the league and cup in Italy. Moreover, they have reached the final by beating a strong Real Madrid team. They have some great players like Carlos Tevez, Andrea Pirlo and Paul Pogba. Defensively they will be a tough team to crack.