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Guardiola and Luis Enrique the 'best' Barcelona coaches, admits 'lucky' Messi

Lionel Messi has hailed Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique as the best coaches he has worked under during his career at Barcelona, stating that he was "lucky" to have both as mentors.

The two coaches remain highly-regarded tactical masters of the past decade-and-a-half at Camp Nou, with their spells between 2008 and 2017 nabbing almost two-dozen trophies in total.

Guardiola led the Blaugrana between 2008 and 2012, winning 14 major honours and helping to establish Messi as one of the game's major talents during his tenure in the Catalan region.

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Former Spain international Luis Enrique subsequently took charge in 2014 after the late Tito Vilanova and Gerardo Martino's brief spells at the helm, bringing a hat-trick of Copa del Rey triumphs and the 2014-15 Champions League to the club among other honours.