Lionel Messi has replaced Andreas Iniesta as the new Barcelona captain.
Iniesta ended a career-long association with the Catalan giants at the end of the 2017-18 season, joining Japanese side Vissel Kobe.
Messi’s new role was announced on Friday and he will be the first of four captains for the new campaign, along with Sergio Busquets, Gerard Pique and Sergi Roberto.
Messi was named Barcelona’s second captain in 2015 and, having also skippered Argentina, was the obvious choice to take over from Iniesta.
Roberto takes over as the fourth captain, filling the gap left by Messi’s international team-mate Javier Mascherano following his move to Hebei China Fortune in January.