Lionel Messi’s Surprise Return To Barcelona: Camp Nou Photos Break The Internet

Lionel Messi made a surprise return to his former club football home ground, Camp Nou, in Barcelona, uploading several images from inside and outside the currently under-renovation stadium.

Lionel Messi made a surprise return to his former club football home ground, Camp Nou, in Barcelona, uploading several images from inside and outside the currently under-renovation stadium.

Messi uploaded images from the visit on his official Instagram account, a post which took social media by storm, amassing nearly 22 million likes within 24 hours.

He said this in the caption: "Last night I returned to a place I miss with my soul. A place where I was immensely happy, where you guys made me feel a thousand times the happiest person in the world. I hope one day I can come back, and not just to say goodbye as a player, as I never got to..."

The historic Camp Nou, FC Barcelona's home ground, is currently under renovation, and hasn't hosted any matches in a while.

An open training session was held at the stadium a few days ago (the Argentine maestro was not involved), with around 20,000 fans allowed to attend.

Messi debuted for FC Barcelona all the way back in 2004, and remained with the club until 2021, scoring 672 goals for them across all competitions.