I agree. You take Messi out from this team, and you replace him with a top player, and we still compete for all trophies. The way some people talk you'd thing we won't ever win the league or the CL after he retires.
Barcelona with Messi : 66,7% of victory. Without Messi : only 33.3%.
Top goalscorer in the FIFA Club World Cup: 5 goals
Top goalscorer in all club competitions in a calendar year: 79 goals in 2012
Top goalscorer in all club competitions in a season: 73 goals in 2011–12
Longest goalscoring run in a domestic league: 21 matches, 33 goals in 2012–13
Only player to have won more than one FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball.
Most Ballons d'Or (including FIFA World Player of the year & FIFA Ballon d'Or): 5 (2009–12, 2015)
Most consecutive Ballons d'Or: 4
Youngest two-time and three-time Ballon d'Or winner: 23 and 24 years old
Most UEFA Best Player in Europe awards & UEFA Club footballer of the year: 3 (2009, 2011, 2015) (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
Top goalscorer in the UEFA Super Cup: 3 goals (shared with Arie Haan, Oleg Blokhin, Gerd Müller, Rob Rensenbrink, François Van der Elst, Terry McDermott, and Radamel Falcao)
First player to be top goalscorer in five UEFA Champions League seasons (2008–09 to 2011–12, 2014–15)
First player to be top goalscorer in four consecutive UEFA Champions League seasons[268]* Most hat-tricks scored in the UEFA Champions League: 7[469]* Most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League match: 5 in 2012 (shared with Luiz Adriano)[470]* Youngest player to make 100 appearances in the UEFA Champions League: 28 years, 84 days in 2015
All-time top assist provider in Copa América: 11 assists
Most La Liga Best Player awards: 6 (2009–13, 2015)
Top goalscorer in La Liga: 319 goals
Top assist provider in La Liga: 130 assists
Top goalscorer in the Supercopa de España: 12 goals
Top goalscorer in a La Liga season: 50 goals in 2011–12
Most hat-tricks scored in a La Liga season: 8 in 2011–12 (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo
Only player to score consecutively against all opposition teams in La Liga: 19 matches, 30 goals in 2012–13
Youngest player to score 200 goals in La Liga: 25 years and 7 months at Jan 2013
Top goalscorer in El Clásico: 21 goals
Top goalscorer in the Derbi barceloní: 16 goals
Most titles won with the team: 29 (shared with Andrés Iniesta)
Top goalscorer official competitions: 475 goals
Top goalscorer including friendlies: 498 goals
Top goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League: 93 goals
Most hat-tricks scored in all competitions: 36
Most hat-tricks scored in La Liga: 26
Only player to be top goalscorer in three La Liga seasons (2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13)