The first one I can remember is Chelsea against Barcelona in the 2012 Champions League semi-final at Stamford Bridge when I was a ballboy next to Mason [Mount]. I remember me and Mason sat there and Messi walking over to us by the corner flag.

When Messi was walking over to the corner flag he looked at me and Mason and I just didn’t know what to say. I still have a photo of it. He was amazing, a massive talent, that Barcelona team was really good as well. But we won!

I tried to play it cool, but obviously when Messi’s walking up to the corner flag, I was a bit excited. I’ve been ballboy for a lot of games but that’s one of the special ones.

As a ballboy you’re both a bit of a fan and a bit of a ballboy. Obviously you want the team to win and being ballboy you get to meet a lot of those big players, but you’ve got a job to do as well. I definitely used to celebrate Chelsea goals!