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Former Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez has told Sport that ex-teammate Lionel Messi gets "pissed off" when he is not involved in a game.
Xavi knows Messi well, having played alongside him in a Barcelona team that dominated world football, winning seven La Liga titles and four Champions League trophies together.
Xavi no longer lines up alongside the Argentina captain, having left Barca for Qatari club Al Sadd in 2015, but says the key to keeping him on song is to give him the ball.
"Barcelona and the Argentine national team cannot afford to allow 10 minutes to pass in a game without Leo Messi touching the ball," Xavi said.
"Leo Messi has to be involved in the game. He has to be where things are happening, where the ball is. In addition, he's going to get pissed off.
Lionel Messi already has 14 goals in all competition for Barcelona this season.
"If he doesn't touch the ball for five minutes, you have to bring him to where the ball is. He has to participate in the play."
Messi will next be in action when Argentina face Peru in a crucial World Cup qualifier on Thursday night.
Argentina, who reached the 2014 World Cup final, face a battle to reach next summer's tournament, given they sit outside the automatic qualification spots in fifth with just two games remaining.
"I think Argentina are capable of winning the World Cup next year," Xavi said. "It's true they're in a difficult situation in South American qualifying, but we can all agree that if they qualify for the World Cup they will be one of the favourites.
"Because of the players they have and because I think they've got it right with the new manager [Jorge Sampaoli]. Everyone in Spain rates Sampaoli."
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