Yup,taking a statement out of Context is always a gr8 response .
And surely ,winning 3 CL didn't have anything with having half of the squad that won 2 Euro and the World cup with Spain ,or developing the academy that produced Messi .or the coaching philosophy that produced Lucho and Pep .or the transfer policy that brought Neymar and Suarez to help him
Messi couldn't even win a Copa America without a gr8 team . Many of our players won a world cup with out him .even the greatest of all time need gr8 squad to win .and while even the greatest squad will be lucky to have a player like him .a good team can win CL without Messi .that is why this called a team sport
International football is totally different. Spain had the vast majority of their players from two teams, they were already familiar with each other and that was a massive advantage. Other players step up at times, but isn't that something we should expect them to do? Just Messi walking onto the field is massive, every time he touches the ball the entire opposition team shifts towards him...and like I said he's pulled us through countless games, if not by scoring or assisting then by creating. Other players had big moments in big games but you can combine all those moments together and it is a fraction of what Messi has done. We wouldn't even be in the position to challenge for all these titles if Messi was rolling through opposition all season long. Also, Messi has to be the most consistent player ever. He's never had a bad season for us.
Sure, Messi needs a good supporting cast...but do you think Barca had the only team that could provide that? Do you think clubs like RM, Bayern and hell even Arsenal wouldn't have had huge success if Messi played for them? History would be very different.