Henrik Larsson: Watching Barcelona Is Like 'Watching "FIFA" on PlayStation'

Former Celtic legend Henrik Larsson was gushing with praise for his old club Barcelona when he stopped by their training ground this week.

The Swedish striker played 58 times for the Spanish giants between 2004 and 2006 before leaving for Helsingborg, and he had plenty of nice things to say about his former employers.

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The former Sweden international said:

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They're a fantastic team, Luis Enrique's done a fantastic job.

[...]

The ability of the players is unbelievable. Sometimes you think you're watching FIFA on Play Station when they play.

[...]

But the most important thing is they seem to enjoy themselves when they're playing.

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The 44-year-old, who scored 434 club goals in a 24-year career, won La Liga twice with Barcelona and the Champions League in 2005-06.

He said that while he didn't want to place any pressure on this year's side, he's confident they have the ability to defend their Champions League crown.

Asked about Luis Suarez, Larsson said: "He's lethal. I already saw him when he played in the Premier League.

"He can score goals and he can make goals out of nothing. The way he runs is very clever and his finishing is very accurate."

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And be believes Lionel Messi, with whom he played in the mid-2000s, has taken it to another level since his departure.

"He fine-tuned everything," Larsson said. "He was good when I was here, but now he's great."

Barcelona are still on target to repeat their treble from last season and next face Valencia in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final on Wednesday night.

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