Lionel Messi turns 25 today and in tribute to this phenomenal player, Goal.com takes you through some of his best moments with Barcelona in pictures..

Lionel Messi is one of the best footballers the world has ever seen and the astonishing bit is that he has earned that tag at such a young age. The Barcelona forward turns 25 today and is probably just entering the best years of his career. Before he accomplishes too much to keep track of, we decided to list some of his best moments in a Barcelona shirt so far.



The Prodigy is born | A teenage Lionel Messi scores his first goal for Barcelona on May 1st 2005.

Hat trick hero | In 2007, a 19 year old Messi scored a hat trick in the El Classico to help Barcelona earn a 3-3 draw against Los Blancos



Mirroring Maradona | Messi scores a breath-taking goal against Getafe in 2007 which was freakishly similar to Maradona's effort against England in 1986. The 19 year old ran through the entire defense before rounding the keeper and slotting into the empty net.





Ruthless | Messi scores two goals and assists another as Barcelona beats Real Madrid 6-2 at the Bernabeu

European Champion | Messi scored the 2nd goal in the 2009 Champions league final to beat Manchester United.





The best | Messi won his first Ballon d'Or in 2009.





One man show | Messi scores 4 times against Arsenal in the 2010 Champions league quarter-finals which ended 4-1 in Barcelona's favour.





Champions League repeat | Barcelona foil Manchester United once again in the 2011 Champions league final with Messi scoring the 2nd goal in the 3-1 victory.



Untouchable | In 2011 Messi wins the Ballon d'Or for the third consecutive year, a feat only achieved previously by Platini.



Unmatched | Messi scores in the 2012 Copa del Rey final to finish the season with 73 goals for his club, a tally unmatched by anyone in history.





After all the above moments and many more that haven't featured in this article, Messi is still only 25 years old today and he insists that his best moments are yet to come.