Barcelona star relaxes with dog on Valentine's Day

The Argentine star, who is enjoying a football break of six days took to his official Instagram account to upload pictures of him and his dog.

Messi’s dog is a Dogue de Bordeaux breed and he named him Senor Hulk.

The 30-year-old has posted pictures of his dog severally, however on pictures of him and his dog was on his Instagram story as his wife is set to deliver their third son who will be named Ciro.

Messi is pictured wearing a black hoodie and face cap on the floor cuddling his dog.

Messi was in action for Barcelona in the second leg semi-final win against Valencia before their Spanish La Liga goalless draw against Getafe.

The Barcelona record goalscorer also shared a picture of him, his dog and his eldest son Thiago cuddling the dog.

Messi and his teammates will return to the field when Barcelona take on Eibar away from home in a Spanish La Liga fixture, before they travel to make statement when they face current English Premier League champions Chelsea in a UEFA Champions League round of 16 encounter on Tuesday, February 20.