article_snippet: Lionel Messi has compared Barcelona's mouthwatering clash against eternal rivals Real Madrid later this month to the bitter South American rivalry between Brazil and Argentina.
article_snippet: Lionel Messi has compared Barcelona's fierce rivalry with Real Madrid to Brazil versus Argentina .
article_snippet: Messi (pictured, centre, playing for Argentina in 2008) has played in many tense encounters against Brazil .
article_snippet: Lionel Messi spoke in an interview with FourFourTwo .
article_snippet: I think on the international stage, Brazil vs Argentina is similar to Real Madrid v Barca.
article_snippet: To read the full  interview with Messi (centre) the full  interview with Lionel Messi is available in either print of digital format via the FourFourTwo Magazine website.