When the mercurial Messi made his first - team breakthrough more than a decade ago , Ronaldinho was the toast of Camp Nou .
Messi feels Messi 's countryman Neymar is also benefitting from following in the footsteps of one of the greats of the game .
When the mercurial Messi made his first - team breakthrough more than a decade ago , Ronaldinho was the toast of Camp Nou and he feels his countryman Neymar is also benefitting from following in the footsteps of one of the greats of the game .