30/08/2011 14:13
Fabregas: It's a pleasure playing with Messi
Cesc Fabregas described playing with Lionel Messi as "awesome" after the Argentine World Player of the Year set him up to score for Barcelona against Villarreal on his home debut in La Liga on Monday, Reuters said.
The former Arsenal captain, who returned to his boyhood club this month after eight years with the English Premier League side, raced on to Messi's pass just before halftime, rounded goalkeeper Diego Lopez and slotted into the empty net to put the champions 2-0 ahead.
Messi later added two more goals as the Catalan club romped to a 5-0 victory.
"It's a pleasure playing with him," Fabregas told reporters.
"You know you can give him the ball at any moment and he'll decide the match on his own. It's awesome."