Upon the news that Barcelona will be facing Juventus in the Champions League final, June 6 in Berlin, Barca released this short, entertaining video of Lionel Messi‘s first performanceagainst the Italian giant. Messi was 17 during this 2005 Gamper Trophy clash that Juve won in a PK tiebreaker after a 2-2 tie.
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