Lionel Messi is undoubtedly one of the best players in the history of soccer, however, not much is known about his private life. The Argentine is usually restrained when it comes to talking about himself and his family, but recently, in an interview, he revealed that he has had to deal with mental health issues during his time at Barcelona.

In a conversation with the streaming channel LUZU, Lionel Messi talked about practically everything and one of the things that caught the most attention was his confession about therapy and the way in which the number 10 deals with his own problems.

Lionel Messi confesses that he underwent therapy during his stay in Barcelona

Messi felt very comfortable in the interview with the Argentine channel and decided to talk about issues that he does not often talk about. One of them is mental health, where although he confessed that he does not talk much about his problems, in his time in Barcelona he did have to undergo therapy.

I don't do therapy now. At the time I did, in Barcelona. I'm a lot of eating things myself, keeping problems to myself. I changed a lot

Lionel Messi

In addition, Messi explained that he handles personal problems differently from those in soccer, where he has a specific person to talk to about these things.

"In sports, I talk a lot with my dad. In that sense, it was always my old man. I would finish with my old man and write to him. In the day to day, with my family," Messi said.

Messi explains that he enjoys his solitude

Continuing with more personal topics, Messi also spoke about the time he spends with his wife and children, but also clarified that he needs his time alone to take a little peace with himself.

"I really like being alone, I enjoy being alone. When the kids are running around the house, there's a lot of noise," explained the world champion.

In his free time, Messi explained that he watches a lot of series and enjoys quiet things with Antonela and their children.