‘It is always beautiful to play against him’: Carlos Tevez is relishing the chance to reunite with Lionel Messi in Joan Gamper Trophy at the Nou Camp
- Boca Juniors will face Barcelona in the Joan Gamper Trophy on Wednesday
- It will see Carlos Tevez take on his former Argentina team-mate Lionel Messi
- Tevez is looking forward to being reunited with his old friend at the Nou Camp
Carlos Tevez is eagerly anticipating his reunion with his former Argentina team-mate Lionel Messi in the Joan Camper Trophy.
The pair have an enduring friendship owing to their time playing together for the national team and will come toe to toe at the Nou Camp in the annual friendly.
Tevez, who earned 76 caps for the national side before his retirement in 2015, now plies his trade back in his native Argentina with Boca Juniors, where he started his professional career back in 2001.
Carlos Tevez is eagerly anticipating his reunion with former Argentina team-mate Lionel Messi

The pair have amassed a staggering 204 caps for Argentina between them
And his Boca side will take on the Catalan giants, spearheaded by Messi, on Wednesday and Tevez is eager to trade blows with the four-time Ballon d’Or winner once again.
‘It is always beautiful to play against him,’ Tevez said. ‘When I played together with him, that made me happy.
‘So to be able to confront him or have a closer look at him now, it will make me happy too.’
Tevez made a lucrative move from Boca Juniors to Shanghai Shenhua back in 2017, but after just a year in China moved back to his boyhood club.

Messi will spearhead the Barcelona attack against Boca Juniors in Joan Gamper Trophy clash
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